diff --git a/lightningd/connect_control.c b/lightningd/connect_control.c
index ca0be21d4c2b..f6e569125f9c 100644
--- a/lightningd/connect_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/connect_control.c
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ static void peer_please_disconnect(struct lightningd *ld, const u8 *msg)
 	c = active_channel_by_id(ld, &id, &uc);
 	if (uc)
 		kill_uncommitted_channel(uc, "Reconnected");
-	else if (c)
-		channel_fail_reconnect(c, "Reconnected");
+	else if (c) {
+		channel_close_reconn(c, "Reconnected");
+	}
 #if EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
 	else {
 		/* v2 has unsaved channels, not uncommitted_chans */
diff --git a/lightningd/dual_open_control.c b/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
index 94e8b0426352..385720365c2d 100644
--- a/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/dual_open_control.c
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ void channel_close_conn(struct channel *channel, const char *why)
 	channel_disconnect(channel, LOG_INFORM, false, why);
 }
 
-static void channel_close_reconn(struct channel *channel, const char *why)
+void channel_close_reconn(struct channel *channel, const char *why)
 {
-	/* Close dualopend */
+	/* Close the daemon */
 	if (channel->owner) {
-		log_info(channel->log, "Killing dualopend: %s", why);
+		log_info(channel->log, "Killing %s: %s",
+			 channel->owner->name, why);
 
 		subd_release_channel(channel->owner, channel);
 		channel->owner = NULL;
diff --git a/lightningd/dual_open_control.h b/lightningd/dual_open_control.h
index c559a5003aac..8c82ce21a3fc 100644
--- a/lightningd/dual_open_control.h
+++ b/lightningd/dual_open_control.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ void dualopen_tell_depth(struct subd *dualopend,
 void channel_close_conn(struct channel *channel,
 			const char *why);
 
+void channel_close_reconn(struct channel *channel,
+			  const char *why);
+
 void json_add_unsaved_channel(struct json_stream *response,
 			      const struct channel *channel);
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_LIGHTNINGD_DUAL_OPEN_CONTROL_H */