diff --git a/aliasmgr/aliasmgr.go b/aliasmgr/aliasmgr.go
index 67d484099..381476a73 100644
--- a/aliasmgr/aliasmgr.go
+++ b/aliasmgr/aliasmgr.go
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ var (
 	// endBlockHeight is the ending block height of the alias range.
 	endBlockHeight = 16_250_000
 
-	// startingAlias is the first alias ShortChannelID that will get
+	// StartingAlias is the first alias ShortChannelID that will get
 	// assigned by RequestAlias. The starting BlockHeight is chosen so that
 	// legitimate SCIDs in integration tests aren't mistaken for an alias.
-	startingAlias = lnwire.ShortChannelID{
+	StartingAlias = lnwire.ShortChannelID{
 		BlockHeight: uint32(startingBlockHeight),
 		TxIndex:     0,
 		TxPosition:  0,
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ func (m *Manager) RequestAlias() (lnwire.ShortChannelID, error) {
 		lastBytes := bucket.Get(lastAliasKey)
 		if lastBytes == nil {
 			// If the key does not exist, then we can write the
-			// startingAlias to it.
-			nextAlias = startingAlias
+			// StartingAlias to it.
+			nextAlias = StartingAlias
 
 			var scratch [8]byte
 			byteOrder.PutUint64(scratch[:], nextAlias.ToUint64())
diff --git a/aliasmgr/aliasmgr_test.go b/aliasmgr/aliasmgr_test.go
index 9ae7f82df..17159ed87 100644
--- a/aliasmgr/aliasmgr_test.go
+++ b/aliasmgr/aliasmgr_test.go
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ func TestAliasStorePeerAlias(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test that we can put the (chanID, alias) mapping in the database.
 	// Also check that we retrieve exactly what we put in.
-	err = aliasStore.PutPeerAlias(chanID1, startingAlias)
+	err = aliasStore.PutPeerAlias(chanID1, StartingAlias)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	storedAlias, err := aliasStore.GetPeerAlias(chanID1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, startingAlias, storedAlias)
+	require.Equal(t, StartingAlias, storedAlias)
 }
 
 // TestAliasStoreRequest tests that the aliasStore delivers the expected SCID.
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ func TestAliasStoreRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	aliasStore, err := NewManager(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// We'll assert that the very first alias we receive is startingAlias.
+	// We'll assert that the very first alias we receive is StartingAlias.
 	alias1, err := aliasStore.RequestAlias()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, startingAlias, alias1)
+	require.Equal(t, StartingAlias, alias1)
 
-	// The next alias should be the result of passing in startingAlias to
+	// The next alias should be the result of passing in StartingAlias to
 	// getNextScid.
 	nextAlias := getNextScid(alias1)
 	alias2, err := aliasStore.RequestAlias()
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestGetNextScid(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:    "starting alias",
-			current: startingAlias,
+			current: StartingAlias,
 			expected: lnwire.ShortChannelID{
 				BlockHeight: uint32(startingBlockHeight),
 				TxIndex:     0,