diff --git a/common/gossmap.c b/common/gossmap.c
index 051f04bc97ad..e9f3b693debf 100644
--- a/common/gossmap.c
+++ b/common/gossmap.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static struct gossmap_chan *add_channel(struct gossmap *map,
  *     * [`u32`:`fee_proportional_millionths`]
  *     * [`u64`:`htlc_maximum_msat`] (option_channel_htlc_max)
  */
-static void update_channel(struct gossmap *map, size_t cupdate_off)
+static bool update_channel(struct gossmap *map, size_t cupdate_off)
 {
 	/* Note that first two bytes are message type */
 	const size_t scid_off = cupdate_off + 2 + (64 + 32);
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ static void update_channel(struct gossmap *map, size_t cupdate_off)
 	struct gossmap_chan *chan;
 	struct half_chan hc;
 	u8 chanflags;
+	bool dumb_values;
 
 	scid.u64 = map_be64(map, scid_off);
 	chan = gossmap_find_chan(map, &scid);
@@ -502,19 +503,18 @@ static void update_channel(struct gossmap *map, size_t cupdate_off)
 	if (hc.base_fee != map_be32(map, fee_base_off)
 	    || hc.proportional_fee != map_be32(map, fee_prop_off)
 	    || hc.delay != map_be16(map, cltv_expiry_delta_off)) {
-		warnx("channel_update %s ignored: fee %u/%u cltv %u too large",
-		      type_to_string(tmpctx, struct short_channel_id, &scid),
-		      map_be32(map, fee_base_off),
-		      map_be32(map, fee_prop_off),
-		      map_be16(map, cltv_expiry_delta_off));
+		dumb_values = true;
 		hc.htlc_max = 0;
 		hc.enabled = false;
-	}
+	} else
+		dumb_values = false;
 
 	/* Preserve this */
 	hc.nodeidx = chan->half[chanflags & 1].nodeidx;
 	chan->half[chanflags & 1] = hc;
 	chan->cupdate_off[chanflags & 1] = cupdate_off;
+
+	return !dumb_values;
 }
 
 static void remove_channel_by_deletemsg(struct gossmap *map, size_t del_off)
@@ -580,13 +580,14 @@ static void reopen_store(struct gossmap *map, size_t ended_off)
 
 	close(map->fd);
 	map->fd = fd;
-	gossmap_refresh(map);
+	gossmap_refresh(map, NULL);
 }
 
-static bool map_catchup(struct gossmap *map)
+static bool map_catchup(struct gossmap *map, size_t *num_rejected)
 {
 	size_t reclen;
 	bool changed = false;
+	size_t num_bad = 0;
 
 	for (; map->map_end + sizeof(struct gossip_hdr) < map->map_size;
 	     map->map_end += reclen) {
@@ -612,9 +613,9 @@ static bool map_catchup(struct gossmap *map)
 		else if (type == WIRE_GOSSIP_STORE_PRIVATE_CHANNEL)
 			add_channel(map, off + 2 + 8 + 2, true);
 		else if (type == WIRE_CHANNEL_UPDATE)
-			update_channel(map, off);
+			num_bad += !update_channel(map, off);
 		else if (type == WIRE_GOSSIP_STORE_PRIVATE_UPDATE)
-			update_channel(map, off + 2 + 2);
+			num_bad += !update_channel(map, off + 2 + 2);
 		else if (type == WIRE_GOSSIP_STORE_DELETE_CHAN)
 			remove_channel_by_deletemsg(map, off);
 		else if (type == WIRE_NODE_ANNOUNCEMENT)
@@ -627,10 +628,12 @@ static bool map_catchup(struct gossmap *map)
 		changed = true;
 	}
 
+	if (num_rejected)
+		*num_rejected = num_bad;
 	return changed;
 }
 
-static bool load_gossip_store(struct gossmap *map)
+static bool load_gossip_store(struct gossmap *map, size_t *num_rejected)
 {
 	map->fd = open(map->fname, O_RDONLY);
 	if (map->fd < 0)
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ static bool load_gossip_store(struct gossmap *map)
 	map->freed_nodes = init_node_arr(map->node_arr, 0);
 
 	map->map_end = 1;
-	map_catchup(map);
+	map_catchup(map, num_rejected);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -910,7 +913,7 @@ void gossmap_remove_localmods(struct gossmap *map,
 	map->local = NULL;
 }
 
-bool gossmap_refresh(struct gossmap *map)
+bool gossmap_refresh(struct gossmap *map, size_t *num_rejected)
 {
 	off_t len;
 
@@ -928,14 +931,15 @@ bool gossmap_refresh(struct gossmap *map)
 	map->mmap = mmap(NULL, map->map_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, map->fd, 0);
 	if (map->mmap == MAP_FAILED)
 		map->mmap = NULL;
-	return map_catchup(map);
+	return map_catchup(map, num_rejected);
 }
 
-struct gossmap *gossmap_load(const tal_t *ctx, const char *filename)
+struct gossmap *gossmap_load(const tal_t *ctx, const char *filename,
+			     size_t *num_channel_updates_rejected)
 {
 	map = tal(ctx, struct gossmap);
 	map->fname = tal_strdup(map, filename);
-	if (load_gossip_store(map))
+	if (load_gossip_store(map, num_channel_updates_rejected))
 		tal_add_destructor(map, destroy_map);
 	else
 		map = tal_free(map);
diff --git a/common/gossmap.h b/common/gossmap.h
index a75e20a149bd..92880f098472 100644
--- a/common/gossmap.h
+++ b/common/gossmap.h
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ struct gossmap_chan {
 	} half[2];
 };
 
-struct gossmap *gossmap_load(const tal_t *ctx, const char *filename);
+/* If num_channel_updates_rejected is not NULL, indicates how many channels we
+ * marked inactive because their values were too high to be represented. */
+struct gossmap *gossmap_load(const tal_t *ctx, const char *filename,
+			     size_t *num_channel_updates_rejected);
 
 /* Call this before using to ensure it's up-to-date.  Returns true if something
  * was updated. Note: this can scramble node and chan indexes! */
-bool gossmap_refresh(struct gossmap *map);
+bool gossmap_refresh(struct gossmap *map, size_t *num_channel_updates_rejected);
 
 /* Local modifications. */
 struct gossmap_localmods *gossmap_localmods_new(const tal_t *ctx);
diff --git a/common/test/run-gossmap_local.c b/common/test/run-gossmap_local.c
index c624f93d11b2..fecfcbd8041f 100644
--- a/common/test/run-gossmap_local.c
+++ b/common/test/run-gossmap_local.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	fd = mkstemp(gossfile);
 	assert(write_all(fd, canned_map, sizeof(canned_map)));
 
-	map = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossfile);
+	map = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossfile, NULL);
 	assert(map);
 
 	/* There is a public channel 2<->3 (103x1x0), and private
@@ -503,6 +503,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Now we can refresh. */
 	assert(write(fd, "", 1) == 1);
-	gossmap_refresh(map);
+	gossmap_refresh(map, NULL);
 	common_shutdown();
 }
diff --git a/common/test/run-route-specific.c b/common/test/run-route-specific.c
index 3690ce5ba023..d2c402388590 100644
--- a/common/test/run-route-specific.c
+++ b/common/test/run-route-specific.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int main(void)
 	assert(write(store_fd, &gossip_version, sizeof(gossip_version))
 	       == sizeof(gossip_version));
 
-	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename);
+	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename, NULL);
 
 	/* [{'active': True, 'short_id': '6990:2:1/1', 'fee_per_kw': 10, 'delay': 5, 'message_flags': 0, 'channel_flags': 1, 'destination': '0230ad0e74ea03976b28fda587bb75bdd357a1938af4424156a18265167f5e40ae', 'source': '02ea622d5c8d6143f15ed3ce1d501dd0d3d09d3b1c83a44d0034949f8a9ab60f06', 'last_update': 1504064344}, */
 	add_connection(store_fd, &c, &b, "6990x2x1",
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int main(void)
 			  AMOUNT_MSAT(0), AMOUNT_MSAT(1000),
 			  0, 10, 5, false);
 
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
 	b_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &b);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int main(void)
 	add_connection(store_fd, &a, &d, "6991x2x1",
 		       AMOUNT_MSAT(100), AMOUNT_MSAT(499968), /* exact repr in fp16! */
 		       0, 0, 5);
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
 	b_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &b);
diff --git a/common/test/run-route.c b/common/test/run-route.c
index 0c50b798e04b..d2a08700d6d6 100644
--- a/common/test/run-route.c
+++ b/common/test/run-route.c
@@ -190,18 +190,18 @@ int main(void)
 	store_fd = mkstemp(gossipfilename);
 	assert(write(store_fd, &gossip_version, sizeof(gossip_version))
 	       == sizeof(gossip_version));
-	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename);
+	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename, NULL);
 
 	memset(&tmp, 'a', sizeof(tmp));
 	node_id_from_privkey(&tmp, &a);
 	memset(&tmp, 'b', sizeof(tmp));
 	node_id_from_privkey(&tmp, &b);
 
-	assert(!gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(!gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	/* A<->B */
 	add_connection(store_fd, &a, &b, 1, 1, 1);
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
 	b_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &b);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int main(void)
 	memset(&tmp, 'c', sizeof(tmp));
 	node_id_from_privkey(&tmp, &c);
 	add_connection(store_fd, &b, &c, 1, 1, 1);
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	/* These can theoretically change after refresh! */
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	add_connection(store_fd, &a, &d, 0, 2, 1);
 	add_connection(store_fd, &d, &c, 0, 2, 1);
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	/* These can theoretically change after refresh! */
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	/* Make B->C inactive, force it back via D */
 	update_connection(store_fd, &b, &c, 1, 1, 1, true);
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 
 	/* These can theoretically change after refresh! */
 	a_node = gossmap_find_node(gossmap, &a);
diff --git a/devtools/route.c b/devtools/route.c
index 77facf97fd6d..1bd3c627cfd4 100644
--- a/devtools/route.c
+++ b/devtools/route.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct gossmap *map;
 	struct node_id dstid;
 	bool clean_topology = false;
+	size_t num_channel_updates_rejected;
 
 	opt_register_noarg("--clean-topology", opt_set_bool, &clean_topology,
 			   "Clean up topology before run");
@@ -83,13 +84,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		opt_usage_exit_fail("Expect 3 arguments");
 
 	tstart = time_mono();
-	map = gossmap_load(NULL, argv[1]);
+	map = gossmap_load(NULL, argv[1], &num_channel_updates_rejected);
 	if (!map)
 		err(1, "Loading gossip store %s", argv[1]);
 	tstop = time_mono();
 
-	printf("# Time to load: %"PRIu64" msec\n",
-	       time_to_msec(timemono_between(tstop, tstart)));
+	printf("# Time to load: %"PRIu64" msec (%zu ignored)\n",
+	       time_to_msec(timemono_between(tstop, tstart)),
+	       num_channel_updates_rejected);
 
 	if (clean_topology)
 		clean_topo(map, false);
diff --git a/devtools/topology.c b/devtools/topology.c
index 37311d3964da..640f822fa82a 100644
--- a/devtools/topology.c
+++ b/devtools/topology.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		opt_usage_exit_fail("Expect 3 arguments");
 
 	tstart = time_mono();
-	map = gossmap_load(NULL, argv[1]);
+	map = gossmap_load(NULL, argv[1], NULL);
 	if (!map)
 		err(1, "Loading gossip store %s", argv[1]);
 	tstop = time_mono();
diff --git a/plugins/fetchinvoice.c b/plugins/fetchinvoice.c
index 3bad3e8264cb..b8f4387eaf21 100644
--- a/plugins/fetchinvoice.c
+++ b/plugins/fetchinvoice.c
@@ -462,12 +462,18 @@ static struct command_result *sendonionmsg_done(struct command *cmd,
 
 static void init_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
 {
+	size_t num_cupdates_rejected;
 	global_gossmap
 		= notleak_with_children(gossmap_load(NULL,
-						     GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME));
+						     GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME,
+						     &num_cupdates_rejected));
 	if (!global_gossmap)
 		plugin_err(plugin, "Could not load gossmap %s: %s",
 			   GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME, strerror(errno));
+	if (num_cupdates_rejected)
+		plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG,
+			   "gossmap ignored %zu channel updates",
+			   num_cupdates_rejected);
 }
 
 static struct gossmap *get_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
@@ -475,7 +481,7 @@ static struct gossmap *get_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
 	if (!global_gossmap)
 		init_gossmap(plugin);
 	else
-		gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap);
+		gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap, NULL);
 	return global_gossmap;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
index f044cccf5f89..7ade24b932b1 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ static struct gossmap *global_gossmap;
 
 static void init_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
 {
+	size_t num_channel_updates_rejected;
 	global_gossmap
 		= notleak_with_children(gossmap_load(NULL,
-						     GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME));
+						     GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME,
+						     &num_channel_updates_rejected));
 	if (!global_gossmap)
 		plugin_err(plugin, "Could not load gossmap %s: %s",
 			   GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME, strerror(errno));
+	if (num_channel_updates_rejected)
+		plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG,
+			   "gossmap ignored %zu channel updates",
+			   num_channel_updates_rejected);
 }
 
 struct gossmap *get_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ struct gossmap *get_gossmap(struct plugin *plugin)
 	if (!global_gossmap)
 		init_gossmap(plugin);
 	else
-		gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap);
+		gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap, NULL);
 	return global_gossmap;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/test/run-route-overlong.c b/plugins/test/run-route-overlong.c
index 23c235e2a26d..4398cd90eb92 100644
--- a/plugins/test/run-route-overlong.c
+++ b/plugins/test/run-route-overlong.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int main(void)
 	assert(write(store_fd, &gossip_version, sizeof(gossip_version))
 	       == sizeof(gossip_version));
 
-	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename);
+	gossmap = gossmap_load(tmpctx, gossipfilename, NULL);
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_NODES; i++) {
 		struct privkey tmp;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int main(void)
 			     1 << i);
 	}
 
-	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap));
+	assert(gossmap_refresh(gossmap, NULL));
 	for (size_t i = ROUTING_MAX_HOPS; i > 2; i--) {
 		struct gossmap_node *dst, *src;
 		struct route_hop *r;
diff --git a/plugins/topology.c b/plugins/topology.c
index c58dfb219dda..4376e56e1150 100644
--- a/plugins/topology.c
+++ b/plugins/topology.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static struct plugin *plugin;
 /* We load this on demand, since we can start before gossipd. */
 static struct gossmap *get_gossmap(void)
 {
-	gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap);
+	gossmap_refresh(global_gossmap, NULL);
 	return global_gossmap;
 }
 
@@ -687,17 +687,24 @@ static struct command_result *json_listincoming(struct command *cmd,
 static const char *init(struct plugin *p,
 			const char *buf UNUSED, const jsmntok_t *config UNUSED)
 {
+	size_t num_cupdates_rejected;
+
 	plugin = p;
 	rpc_scan(p, "getinfo",
 		 take(json_out_obj(NULL, NULL, NULL)),
 		 "{id:%}", JSON_SCAN(json_to_node_id, &local_id));
 
 	global_gossmap = notleak_with_children(gossmap_load(NULL,
-					    GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME));
+					    GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME,
+					    &num_cupdates_rejected));
 	if (!global_gossmap)
 		plugin_err(plugin, "Could not load gossmap %s: %s",
 			   GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME, strerror(errno));
 
+	if (num_cupdates_rejected)
+		plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG,
+			   "gossmap ignored %zu channel updates",
+			   num_cupdates_rejected);
 	return NULL;
 }