diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 4b274dcc2..0453c1607 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@ func (r *rpcServer) ChannelBalance(ctx context.Context,
 
 	var balance btcutil.Amount
 	for _, channel := range channels {
-		balance += channel.OurBalance
+		if !channel.IsPending {
+			balance += channel.OurBalance
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &lnrpc.ChannelBalanceResponse{Balance: int64(balance)}, nil