diff --git a/contractcourt/anchor_resolver.go b/contractcourt/anchor_resolver.go
index 0c95b9416..ec90b6ed3 100644
--- a/contractcourt/anchor_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/anchor_resolver.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (c *anchorResolver) ResolverKey() []byte {
 }
 
 // Resolve offers the anchor output to the sweeper and waits for it to be swept.
-func (c *anchorResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+func (c *anchorResolver) Resolve(_ bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
 	// Attempt to update the sweep parameters to the post-confirmation
 	// situation. We don't want to force sweep anymore, because the anchor
 	// lost its special purpose to get the commitment confirmed. It is just
diff --git a/contractcourt/breach_resolver.go b/contractcourt/breach_resolver.go
index c76d20a6a..740b4471d 100644
--- a/contractcourt/breach_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/breach_resolver.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ func (b *breachResolver) ResolverKey() []byte {
 
 // Resolve queries the BreachArbitrator to see if the justice transaction has
 // been broadcast.
-func (b *breachResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+//
+// TODO(yy): let sweeper handle the breach inputs.
+func (b *breachResolver) Resolve(_ bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
 	if !b.subscribed {
 		complete, err := b.SubscribeBreachComplete(
 			&b.ChanPoint, b.replyChan,
diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
index 7f582b333..27c73bcb2 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) relaunchResolvers(commitSet *CommitSet,
 		// TODO(roasbeef): this isn't re-launched?
 	}
 
-	c.launchResolvers(unresolvedContracts)
+	c.launchResolvers(unresolvedContracts, true)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) stateStep(
 
 		// Finally, we'll launch all the required contract resolvers.
 		// Once they're all resolved, we're no longer needed.
-		c.launchResolvers(resolvers)
+		c.launchResolvers(resolvers, false)
 
 		nextState = StateWaitingFullResolution
 
@@ -1553,14 +1553,16 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) findCommitmentDeadlineAndValue(heightHint uint32,
 }
 
 // launchResolvers updates the activeResolvers list and starts the resolvers.
-func (c *ChannelArbitrator) launchResolvers(resolvers []ContractResolver) {
+func (c *ChannelArbitrator) launchResolvers(resolvers []ContractResolver,
+	immediate bool) {
+
 	c.activeResolversLock.Lock()
 	defer c.activeResolversLock.Unlock()
 
 	c.activeResolvers = resolvers
 	for _, contract := range resolvers {
 		c.wg.Add(1)
-		go c.resolveContract(contract)
+		go c.resolveContract(contract, immediate)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2573,7 +2575,9 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) replaceResolver(oldResolver,
 // contracts.
 //
 // NOTE: This MUST be run as a goroutine.
-func (c *ChannelArbitrator) resolveContract(currentContract ContractResolver) {
+func (c *ChannelArbitrator) resolveContract(currentContract ContractResolver,
+	immediate bool) {
+
 	defer c.wg.Done()
 
 	log.Debugf("ChannelArbitrator(%v): attempting to resolve %T",
@@ -2594,7 +2598,7 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) resolveContract(currentContract ContractResolver) {
 		default:
 			// Otherwise, we'll attempt to resolve the current
 			// contract.
-			nextContract, err := currentContract.Resolve()
+			nextContract, err := currentContract.Resolve(immediate)
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == errResolverShuttingDown {
 					return
diff --git a/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver.go b/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver.go
index 507e8bb76..296ea38e5 100644
--- a/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver.go
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ func (c *commitSweepResolver) getCommitTxConfHeight() (uint32, error) {
 // returned.
 //
 // NOTE: This function MUST be run as a goroutine.
-func (c *commitSweepResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+//
+//nolint:funlen
+func (c *commitSweepResolver) Resolve(_ bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
 	// If we're already resolved, then we can exit early.
 	if c.resolved {
 		return nil, nil
diff --git a/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver_test.go b/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver_test.go
index 2b63384dd..bf6f70cbc 100644
--- a/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/commit_sweep_resolver_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (i *commitSweepResolverTestContext) resolve() {
 	// Start resolver.
 	i.resolverResultChan = make(chan resolveResult, 1)
 	go func() {
-		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve()
+		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve(false)
 		i.resolverResultChan <- resolveResult{
 			nextResolver: nextResolver,
 			err:          err,
diff --git a/contractcourt/contract_resolver.go b/contractcourt/contract_resolver.go
index 36495ea52..5acf80064 100644
--- a/contractcourt/contract_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/contract_resolver.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type ContractResolver interface {
 	// resolution, then another resolve is returned.
 	//
 	// NOTE: This function MUST be run as a goroutine.
-	Resolve() (ContractResolver, error)
+	Resolve(immediate bool) (ContractResolver, error)
 
 	// SupplementState allows the user of a ContractResolver to supplement
 	// it with state required for the proper resolution of a contract.
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
index b64826bdc..e73e3e45b 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ func (h *htlcIncomingContestResolver) processFinalHtlcFail() error {
 //     as we have no remaining actions left at our disposal.
 //
 // NOTE: Part of the ContractResolver interface.
-func (h *htlcIncomingContestResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+func (h *htlcIncomingContestResolver) Resolve(
+	_ bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
+
 	// If we're already full resolved, then we don't have anything further
 	// to do.
 	if h.resolved {
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver_test.go b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver_test.go
index 34a672706..a87b1991c 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver_test.go
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (i *incomingResolverTestContext) resolve() {
 	i.resolveErr = make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		var err error
-		i.nextResolver, err = i.resolver.Resolve()
+		i.nextResolver, err = i.resolver.Resolve(false)
 		i.resolveErr <- err
 	}()
 
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
index 874d26ab9..2466544c9 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func newOutgoingContestResolver(res lnwallet.OutgoingHtlcResolution,
 // When either of these two things happens, we'll create a new resolver which
 // is able to handle the final resolution of the contract. We're only the pivot
 // point.
-func (h *htlcOutgoingContestResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+func (h *htlcOutgoingContestResolver) Resolve(
+	_ bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
+
 	// If we're already full resolved, then we don't have anything further
 	// to do.
 	if h.resolved {
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver_test.go b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver_test.go
index e4a3aaee0..f67c34ff4 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver_test.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (i *outgoingResolverTestContext) resolve() {
 	// Start resolver.
 	i.resolverResultChan = make(chan resolveResult, 1)
 	go func() {
-		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve()
+		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve(false)
 		i.resolverResultChan <- resolveResult{
 			nextResolver: nextResolver,
 			err:          err,
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
index 213df8e4a..6eee939ea 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) ResolverKey() []byte {
 // TODO(roasbeef): create multi to batch
 //
 // NOTE: Part of the ContractResolver interface.
-func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) Resolve(
+	immediate bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
+
 	// If we're already resolved, then we can exit early.
 	if h.resolved {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -124,12 +126,12 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
 	// If we don't have a success transaction, then this means that this is
 	// an output on the remote party's commitment transaction.
 	if h.htlcResolution.SignedSuccessTx == nil {
-		return h.resolveRemoteCommitOutput()
+		return h.resolveRemoteCommitOutput(immediate)
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise this an output on our own commitment, and we must start by
 	// broadcasting the second-level success transaction.
-	secondLevelOutpoint, err := h.broadcastSuccessTx()
+	secondLevelOutpoint, err := h.broadcastSuccessTx(immediate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -163,7 +165,9 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
 // broadcasting the second-level success transaction. It returns the ultimate
 // outpoint of the second-level tx, that we must wait to be spent for the
 // resolver to be fully resolved.
-func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastSuccessTx() (*wire.OutPoint, error) {
+func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastSuccessTx(
+	immediate bool) (*wire.OutPoint, error) {
+
 	// If we have non-nil SignDetails, this means that have a 2nd level
 	// HTLC transaction that is signed using sighash SINGLE|ANYONECANPAY
 	// (the case for anchor type channels). In this case we can re-sign it
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastSuccessTx() (*wire.OutPoint, error) {
 	// the checkpointed outputIncubating field to determine if we already
 	// swept the HTLC output into the second level transaction.
 	if h.htlcResolution.SignDetails != nil {
-		return h.broadcastReSignedSuccessTx()
+		return h.broadcastReSignedSuccessTx(immediate)
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise we'll publish the second-level transaction directly and
@@ -221,7 +225,9 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastSuccessTx() (*wire.OutPoint, error) {
 // broadcastReSignedSuccessTx handles the case where we have non-nil
 // SignDetails, and offers the second level transaction to the Sweeper, that
 // will re-sign it and attach fees at will.
-func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastReSignedSuccessTx() (
+//
+//nolint:funlen
+func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastReSignedSuccessTx(immediate bool) (
 	*wire.OutPoint, error) {
 
 	// Keep track of the tx spending the HTLC output on the commitment, as
@@ -278,6 +284,7 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastReSignedSuccessTx() (
 			sweep.Params{
 				Budget:         budget,
 				DeadlineHeight: deadline,
+				Immediate:      immediate,
 			},
 		)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -433,7 +440,7 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) broadcastReSignedSuccessTx() (
 // resolveRemoteCommitOutput handles sweeping an HTLC output on the remote
 // commitment with the preimage. In this case we can sweep the output directly,
 // and don't have to broadcast a second-level transaction.
-func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) resolveRemoteCommitOutput() (
+func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) resolveRemoteCommitOutput(immediate bool) (
 	ContractResolver, error) {
 
 	isTaproot := txscript.IsPayToTaproot(
@@ -482,6 +489,7 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) resolveRemoteCommitOutput() (
 		sweep.Params{
 			Budget:         budget,
 			DeadlineHeight: deadline,
+			Immediate:      immediate,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver_test.go b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver_test.go
index b0ee21f1e..b9182500b 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (i *htlcResolverTestContext) resolve() {
 	// Start resolver.
 	i.resolverResultChan = make(chan resolveResult, 1)
 	go func() {
-		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve()
+		nextResolver, err := i.resolver.Resolve(false)
 		i.resolverResultChan <- resolveResult{
 			nextResolver: nextResolver,
 			err:          err,
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
index e8f846cd9..62ff83207 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@ func checkSizeAndIndex(witness wire.TxWitness, size, index int) bool {
 // see a direct sweep via the timeout clause.
 //
 // NOTE: Part of the ContractResolver interface.
-func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
+func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) Resolve(
+	immediate bool) (ContractResolver, error) {
+
 	// If we're already resolved, then we can exit early.
 	if h.resolved {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
 	// Start by spending the HTLC output, either by broadcasting the
 	// second-level timeout transaction, or directly if this is the remote
 	// commitment.
-	commitSpend, err := h.spendHtlcOutput()
+	commitSpend, err := h.spendHtlcOutput(immediate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) Resolve() (ContractResolver, error) {
 
 // sweepSecondLevelTx sends a second level timeout transaction to the sweeper.
 // This transaction uses the SINLGE|ANYONECANPAY flag.
-func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) sweepSecondLevelTx() error {
+func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) sweepSecondLevelTx(immediate bool) error {
 	log.Infof("%T(%x): offering second-layer timeout tx to sweeper: %v",
 		h, h.htlc.RHash[:],
 		spew.Sdump(h.htlcResolution.SignedTimeoutTx))
@@ -529,6 +531,7 @@ func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) sweepSecondLevelTx() error {
 		sweep.Params{
 			Budget:         budget,
 			DeadlineHeight: h.incomingHTLCExpiryHeight,
+			Immediate:      immediate,
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -564,14 +567,16 @@ func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) sendSecondLevelTxLegacy() error {
 // used to spend the output into the next stage. If this is the remote
 // commitment, the output will be swept directly without the timeout
 // transaction.
-func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) spendHtlcOutput() (*chainntnfs.SpendDetail, error) {
+func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) spendHtlcOutput(
+	immediate bool) (*chainntnfs.SpendDetail, error) {
+
 	switch {
 	// If we have non-nil SignDetails, this means that have a 2nd level
 	// HTLC transaction that is signed using sighash SINGLE|ANYONECANPAY
 	// (the case for anchor type channels). In this case we can re-sign it
 	// and attach fees at will. We let the sweeper handle this job.
 	case h.htlcResolution.SignDetails != nil && !h.outputIncubating:
-		if err := h.sweepSecondLevelTx(); err != nil {
+		if err := h.sweepSecondLevelTx(immediate); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Sending timeout tx to sweeper: %v", err)
 
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver_test.go b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver_test.go
index 12cf63886..c551a6f1c 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver_test.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestHtlcTimeoutResolver(t *testing.T) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			_, err := resolver.Resolve()
+			_, err := resolver.Resolve(false)
 			if err != nil {
 				resolveErr <- err
 			}