diff --git a/app/lib/lnd/config.js b/app/lib/lnd/config.js
index e61329fbb9b..edbd92f1ef0 100644
--- a/app/lib/lnd/config.js
+++ b/app/lib/lnd/config.js
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ class LndConfig {
    */
   save() {
     const settings = pick(this, LndConfig.SETTINGS_PROPS[this.type])
-
     // Tildify cert and macaroon values before storing for better portability.
     if (settings.cert) {
       settings.cert = safeTildify(settings.cert)
diff --git a/app/lib/lnd/neutrino.js b/app/lib/lnd/neutrino.js
index f55997c0f6c..2254522b550 100644
--- a/app/lib/lnd/neutrino.js
+++ b/app/lib/lnd/neutrino.js
@@ -78,10 +78,20 @@ class Neutrino extends EventEmitter {
     const neutrinoArgs = [
       `--configfile=${this.lndConfig.configPath}`,
       `--lnddir=${this.lndConfig.dataDir}`,
-      `${this.lndConfig.autopilot ? '--autopilot.active' : ''}`,
       `${this.lndConfig.alias ? `--alias=${this.lndConfig.alias}` : ''}`
     ]
 
+    // If the user toggled autopilot on let's enable it,
+    // make sure channels are private and allow it to use 0 conf txs
+    if (this.lndConfig.autopilot) {
+      // Turn autopilot on
+      neutrinoArgs.push('--autopilot.active')
+      // Ensure all channels opened by autopilot will be flagged private
+      neutrinoArgs.push('--autopilot.private')
+      // Allow autopilot to use 0 conf txs
+      neutrinoArgs.push('--autopilot.minconfs=0')
+    }
+
     if (this.lndConfig.network === 'mainnet') {
       neutrinoArgs.push('--neutrino.connect=mainnet1-btcd.zaphq.io')
       // neutrinoArgs.push('--neutrino.connect=mainnet2-btcd.zaphq.io')
@@ -90,6 +100,7 @@ class Neutrino extends EventEmitter {
       // neutrinoArgs.push('--neutrino.connect=testnet2-btcd.zaphq.io')
     }
 
+    // this.process = spawn(this.lndConfig.binaryPath, neutrinoArgs)
     this.process = spawn(this.lndConfig.binaryPath, neutrinoArgs)
       .on('error', error => this.emit(ERROR, error))
       .on('close', code => {