diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index ee5a41000..7d37604a4 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ const (
 	// willing to lock its own funds too, could force the funds of this node
 	// to be locked up for an indefinite (max int32) number of blocks.
 	//
-	// The value 1008 corresponds to on average one week worth of blocks and
-	// is based on the maximum number of hops (20), the default cltv delta
-	// (40) and some extra margin to account for the other lightning
-	// implementations.
-	DefaultMaxOutgoingCltvExpiry = 1008
+	// The value 2016 corresponds to on average two weeks worth of blocks
+	// and is based on the maximum number of hops (20), the default CLTV
+	// delta (40), and some extra margin to account for the other lightning
+	// implementations and past lnd versions which used to have a default
+	// CLTV delta of 144.
+	DefaultMaxOutgoingCltvExpiry = 2016
 
 	// DefaultMinLinkFeeUpdateTimeout represents the minimum interval in
 	// which a link should propose to update its commitment fee rate.