diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/config_active.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/config_active.go
index 44b238b3..edf98035 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/config_active.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/config_active.go
@@ -40,4 +40,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	//
 	// TODO(roasbeef): assumes router handles saving payment state
 	Router *routing.ChannelRouter
+
+	// RouterBackend contains shared logic between this sub server and the
+	// main rpc server.
+	RouterBackend *RouterBackend
 }
diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
index 01e92c29..5e21e733 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_server.go
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ package routerrpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -190,12 +190,15 @@ func (s *Server) SendPayment(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("zero value invoices are not supported")
 	}
 
+	var destination routing.Vertex
+	copy(destination[:], payReq.Destination.SerializeCompressed())
+
 	// Now that all the information we need has been parsed, we'll map this
 	// proto request into a proper request that our backing router can
 	// understand.
 	finalDelta := uint16(payReq.MinFinalCLTVExpiry())
 	payment := routing.LightningPayment{
-		Target:            payReq.Destination,
+		Target:            destination,
 		Amount:            *payReq.MilliSat,
 		FeeLimit:          lnwire.MilliSatoshi(req.FeeLimitSat),
 		PaymentHash:       *payReq.PaymentHash,
@@ -226,22 +229,28 @@ func (s *Server) SendPayment(ctx context.Context,
 func (s *Server) EstimateRouteFee(ctx context.Context,
 	req *RouteFeeRequest) (*RouteFeeResponse, error) {
 
-	// First we'll parse out the raw public key into a value that we can
-	// utilize.
-	destNode, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(req.Dest, btcec.S256())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if len(req.Dest) != 33 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid length destination key")
 	}
+	var destNode routing.Vertex
+	copy(destNode[:], req.Dest)
 
 	// Next, we'll convert the amount in satoshis to mSAT, which are the
 	// native unit of LN.
 	amtMsat := lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(btcutil.Amount(req.AmtSat))
 
+	// Pick a fee limit
+	//
+	// TODO: Change this into behaviour that makes more sense.
+	feeLimit := lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(btcutil.SatoshiPerBitcoin)
+
 	// Finally, we'll query for a route to the destination that can carry
 	// that target amount, we'll only request a single route.
 	routes, err := s.cfg.Router.FindRoutes(
-		destNode, amtMsat,
-		lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(btcutil.SatoshiPerBitcoin), 1,
+		s.cfg.RouterBackend.SelfNode, destNode, amtMsat,
+		&routing.RestrictParams{
+			FeeLimit: feeLimit,
+		}, 1,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 17752abe..8dbcb735 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ type rpcServer struct {
 	// connect to the main gRPC server to proxy all incoming requests.
 	tlsCfg *tls.Config
 
-	// RouterBackend contains the backend implementation of the router
+	// routerBackend contains the backend implementation of the router
 	// rpc sub server.
-	RouterBackend *routerrpc.RouterBackend
+	routerBackend *routerrpc.RouterBackend
 
 	quit chan struct{}
 }
@@ -417,6 +417,28 @@ func newRPCServer(s *server, macService *macaroons.Service,
 	invoiceRegistry *invoices.InvoiceRegistry,
 	tlsCfg *tls.Config) (*rpcServer, error) {
 
+	// Set up router rpc backend.
+	channelGraph := s.chanDB.ChannelGraph()
+	selfNode, err := channelGraph.SourceNode()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	graph := s.chanDB.ChannelGraph()
+	routerBackend := &routerrpc.RouterBackend{
+		MaxPaymentMSat: maxPaymentMSat,
+		SelfNode:       selfNode.PubKeyBytes,
+		FetchChannelCapacity: func(chanID uint64) (btcutil.Amount,
+			error) {
+
+			info, _, _, err := graph.FetchChannelEdgesByID(chanID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			return info.Capacity, nil
+		},
+		FindRoutes: s.chanRouter.FindRoutes,
+	}
+
 	var (
 		subServers     []lnrpc.SubServer
 		subServerPerms []lnrpc.MacaroonPerms
@@ -425,10 +447,10 @@ func newRPCServer(s *server, macService *macaroons.Service,
 	// Before we create any of the sub-servers, we need to ensure that all
 	// the dependencies they need are properly populated within each sub
 	// server configuration struct.
-	err := subServerCgs.PopulateDependencies(
+	err = subServerCgs.PopulateDependencies(
 		s.cc, networkDir, macService, atpl, invoiceRegistry,
 		s.htlcSwitch, activeNetParams.Params, s.chanRouter,
-		s.nodeSigner, s.chanDB,
+		routerBackend, s.nodeSigner, s.chanDB,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -483,28 +505,6 @@ func newRPCServer(s *server, macService *macaroons.Service,
 		)
 	}
 
-	// Set up router rpc backend.
-	channelGraph := s.chanDB.ChannelGraph()
-	selfNode, err := channelGraph.SourceNode()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	graph := s.chanDB.ChannelGraph()
-	RouterBackend := &routerrpc.RouterBackend{
-		MaxPaymentMSat: maxPaymentMSat,
-		SelfNode:       selfNode.PubKeyBytes,
-		FetchChannelCapacity: func(chanID uint64) (btcutil.Amount,
-			error) {
-
-			info, _, _, err := graph.FetchChannelEdgesByID(chanID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return 0, err
-			}
-			return info.Capacity, nil
-		},
-		FindRoutes: s.chanRouter.FindRoutes,
-	}
-
 	// Finally, with all the pre-set up complete,  we can create the main
 	// gRPC server, and register the main lnrpc server along side.
 	grpcServer := grpc.NewServer(serverOpts...)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func newRPCServer(s *server, macService *macaroons.Service,
 		tlsCfg:         tlsCfg,
 		grpcServer:     grpcServer,
 		server:         s,
-		RouterBackend:  RouterBackend,
+		routerBackend:  routerBackend,
 		quit:           make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
 	lnrpc.RegisterLightningServer(grpcServer, rootRPCServer)
@@ -3241,7 +3241,9 @@ func (r *rpcServer) sendPayment(stream *paymentStream) error {
 					return
 				}
 
-				marshalledRouted := r.RouterBackend.MarshallRoute(resp.Route)
+				marshalledRouted := r.routerBackend.
+					MarshallRoute(resp.Route)
+
 				err := stream.send(&lnrpc.SendResponse{
 					PaymentHash:     payIntent.rHash[:],
 					PaymentPreimage: resp.Preimage[:],
@@ -3326,7 +3328,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) sendPaymentSync(ctx context.Context,
 	return &lnrpc.SendResponse{
 		PaymentHash:     payIntent.rHash[:],
 		PaymentPreimage: resp.Preimage[:],
-		PaymentRoute:    r.RouterBackend.MarshallRoute(resp.Route),
+		PaymentRoute:    r.routerBackend.MarshallRoute(resp.Route),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -3827,7 +3829,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) GetNodeInfo(ctx context.Context,
 func (r *rpcServer) QueryRoutes(ctx context.Context,
 	in *lnrpc.QueryRoutesRequest) (*lnrpc.QueryRoutesResponse, error) {
 
-	return r.RouterBackend.QueryRoutes(ctx, in)
+	return r.routerBackend.QueryRoutes(ctx, in)
 }
 
 // unmarshallHopByChannelLookup unmarshalls an rpc hop for which the pub key is
diff --git a/subrpcserver_config.go b/subrpcserver_config.go
index 9722bda0..c697b03e 100644
--- a/subrpcserver_config.go
+++ b/subrpcserver_config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func (s *subRPCServerConfigs) PopulateDependencies(cc *chainControl,
 	htlcSwitch *htlcswitch.Switch,
 	activeNetParams *chaincfg.Params,
 	chanRouter *routing.ChannelRouter,
+	routerBackend *routerrpc.RouterBackend,
 	nodeSigner *netann.NodeSigner,
 	chanDB *channeldb.DB) error {
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func (s *subRPCServerConfigs) PopulateDependencies(cc *chainControl,
 			)
 
 		case *routerrpc.Config:
-			subCfgValue := extractReflectValue(cfg)
+			subCfgValue := extractReflectValue(subCfg)
 
 			subCfgValue.FieldByName("NetworkDir").Set(
 				reflect.ValueOf(networkDir),
@@ -199,6 +200,9 @@ func (s *subRPCServerConfigs) PopulateDependencies(cc *chainControl,
 			subCfgValue.FieldByName("Router").Set(
 				reflect.ValueOf(chanRouter),
 			)
+			subCfgValue.FieldByName("RouterBackend").Set(
+				reflect.ValueOf(routerBackend),
+			)
 
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("unknown field: %v, %T", fieldName,