diff --git a/sweep/fee_bumper.go b/sweep/fee_bumper.go
index 38983f8fe..67a3663df 100644
--- a/sweep/fee_bumper.go
+++ b/sweep/fee_bumper.go
@@ -1170,6 +1170,19 @@ func (t *TxPublisher) handleUnknownSpent(r *monitorRecord) {
 		"bumper, failing it now:\n%v", r.requestID,
 		inputTypeSummary(r.req.Inputs))
 
+	// Create a result that will be sent to the resultChan which is listened
+	// by the caller.
+	result := t.createUnknownSpentBumpResult(r)
+
+	// Notify the sweeper about this result in the end.
+	t.handleResult(result)
+}
+
+// createUnknownSpentBumpResult creates and returns a BumpResult given the
+// monitored record has unknown spends.
+func (t *TxPublisher) createUnknownSpentBumpResult(
+	r *monitorRecord) *BumpResult {
+
 	// Create a result that will be sent to the resultChan which is listened
 	// by the caller.
 	result := &BumpResult{
@@ -1208,10 +1221,7 @@ func (t *TxPublisher) handleUnknownSpent(r *monitorRecord) {
 			result.Event = TxFatal
 			result.Err = err
 
-			// Notify the sweeper about this result in the end.
-			t.handleResult(result)
-
-			return
+			return result
 		}
 
 		feeFunc = f
@@ -1234,8 +1244,7 @@ func (t *TxPublisher) handleUnknownSpent(r *monitorRecord) {
 	// Attach the new fee rate to be used for the next sweeping attempt.
 	result.FeeRate = feeFunc.FeeRate()
 
-	// Notify the sweeper about this result in the end.
-	t.handleResult(result)
+	return result
 }
 
 // createAndPublishTx creates a new tx with a higher fee rate and publishes it