diff --git a/lntest/harness_assertion.go b/lntest/harness_assertion.go
index b487e7e32..1b079fea1 100644
--- a/lntest/harness_assertion.go
+++ b/lntest/harness_assertion.go
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) AssertNumActiveEdges(hn *node.HarnessNode,
 	// filterDisabled is a helper closure that filters out disabled
 	// channels.
 	filterDisabled := func(edge *lnrpc.ChannelEdge) bool {
-		if edge.Node1Policy.Disabled {
+		if edge.Node1Policy != nil && edge.Node1Policy.Disabled {
 			return false
 		}
-		if edge.Node2Policy.Disabled {
+		if edge.Node2Policy != nil && edge.Node2Policy.Disabled {
 			return false
 		}
 
diff --git a/lntest/node/state.go b/lntest/node/state.go
index 6b9446240..a89ab7d2c 100644
--- a/lntest/node/state.go
+++ b/lntest/node/state.go
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ func (s *State) updateEdgeStats() {
 	// filterDisabled is a helper closure that filters out disabled
 	// channels.
 	filterDisabled := func(edge *lnrpc.ChannelEdge) bool {
-		if edge.Node1Policy.Disabled {
+		if edge.Node1Policy != nil && edge.Node1Policy.Disabled {
 			return false
 		}
-		if edge.Node2Policy.Disabled {
+		if edge.Node2Policy != nil && edge.Node2Policy.Disabled {
 			return false
 		}