diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
index 319b437e4..7121253a6 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
@@ -482,6 +482,20 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) Start(state *chanArbStartState) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	c.wg.Add(1)
+	go c.channelAttendant(bestHeight, state.commitSet)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// progressStateMachineAfterRestart attempts to progress the state machine
+// after a restart. This makes sure that if the state transition failed, we
+// will try to progress the state machine again. Moreover it will relaunch
+// resolvers if the channel is still in the pending close state and has not
+// been fully resolved yet.
+func (c *ChannelArbitrator) progressStateMachineAfterRestart(bestHeight int32,
+	commitSet *CommitSet) error {
+
 	// If the channel has been marked pending close in the database, and we
 	// haven't transitioned the state machine to StateContractClosed (or a
 	// succeeding state), then a state transition most likely failed. We'll
@@ -527,7 +541,7 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) Start(state *chanArbStartState) error {
 	// on-chain state, and our set of active contracts.
 	startingState := c.state
 	nextState, _, err := c.advanceState(
-		triggerHeight, trigger, state.commitSet,
+		triggerHeight, trigger, commitSet,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
@@ -564,14 +578,12 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) Start(state *chanArbStartState) error {
 		// receive a chain event from the chain watcher that the
 		// commitment has been confirmed on chain, and before we
 		// advance our state step, we call InsertConfirmedCommitSet.
-		err := c.relaunchResolvers(state.commitSet, triggerHeight)
+		err := c.relaunchResolvers(commitSet, triggerHeight)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	c.wg.Add(1)
-	go c.channelAttendant(bestHeight)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2716,13 +2728,28 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) updateActiveHTLCs() {
 // Nursery for incubation, and ultimate sweeping.
 //
 // NOTE: This MUST be run as a goroutine.
-func (c *ChannelArbitrator) channelAttendant(bestHeight int32) {
+//
+//nolint:funlen
+func (c *ChannelArbitrator) channelAttendant(bestHeight int32,
+	commitSet *CommitSet) {
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): tell top chain arb we're done
 	defer func() {
 		c.wg.Done()
 	}()
 
+	err := c.progressStateMachineAfterRestart(bestHeight, commitSet)
+	if err != nil {
+		// In case of an error, we return early but we do not shutdown
+		// LND, because there might be other channels that still can be
+		// resolved and we don't want to interfere with that.
+		// We continue to run the channel attendant in case the channel
+		// closes via other means for example the remote pary force
+		// closes the channel. So we log the error and continue.
+		log.Errorf("Unable to progress state machine after "+
+			"restart: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	for {
 		select {
 
diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
index 92ad608eb..b8e32f4e2 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/input"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/kvdb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/mock"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/wait"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -1045,10 +1046,19 @@ func TestChannelArbitratorLocalForceClosePendingHtlc(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Post restart, it should be the case that our resolver was properly
 	// supplemented, and we only have a single resolver in the final set.
-	if len(chanArb.activeResolvers) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected single resolver, instead got: %v",
-			len(chanArb.activeResolvers))
-	}
+	// The resolvers are added concurrently so we need to wait here.
+	err = wait.NoError(func() error {
+		chanArb.activeResolversLock.Lock()
+		defer chanArb.activeResolversLock.Unlock()
+
+		if len(chanArb.activeResolvers) != 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected single resolver, instead "+
+				"got: %v", len(chanArb.activeResolvers))
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, defaultTimeout)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// We'll now examine the in-memory state of the active resolvers to
 	// ensure t hey were populated properly.
@@ -3000,9 +3010,12 @@ func TestChannelArbitratorStartForceCloseFail(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "Commitment is rejected with an " +
 				"unmatched error",
-			broadcastErr:    fmt.Errorf("Reject Commitment Tx"),
-			expectedState:   StateBroadcastCommit,
-			expectedStartup: false,
+			broadcastErr:  fmt.Errorf("Reject Commitment Tx"),
+			expectedState: StateBroadcastCommit,
+			// We should still be able to start up since we other
+			// channels might be closing as well and we should
+			// resolve the contracts.
+			expectedStartup: true,
 		},
 
 		// We started after the DLP was triggered, and try to force