diff --git a/routing/result_interpretation.go b/routing/result_interpretation.go
index 660ce69c..70cc08f6 100644
--- a/routing/result_interpretation.go
+++ b/routing/result_interpretation.go
@@ -215,20 +215,9 @@ func (i *interpretedResult) processPaymentOutcomeFinal(
 		i.finalFailureReason = &reasonIncorrectDetails
 
 	case *lnwire.FailMPPTimeout:
-		// TODO(carla): decide how to penalize mpp timeout. In the
-		// meantime, attribute success to the hops along the route and
-		// do not penalize the final node.
-
-		i.finalFailureReason = &reasonError
-
-		// If this is a direct payment, take no action.
-		if n == 1 {
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Assign all pairs a success result except the final hop, as
-		// the payment reached the destination correctly.
-		i.successPairRange(route, 0, n-2)
+		// Assign all pairs a success result, as the payment reached the
+		// destination correctly. Continue the payment process.
+		i.successPairRange(route, 0, n-1)
 
 	default:
 		// All other errors are considered terminal if coming from the
diff --git a/routing/result_interpretation_test.go b/routing/result_interpretation_test.go
index 537869f0..2fc0a7d9 100644
--- a/routing/result_interpretation_test.go
+++ b/routing/result_interpretation_test.go
@@ -325,8 +325,10 @@ var resultTestCases = []resultTestCase{
 		failure:       &lnwire.FailMPPTimeout{},
 
 		expectedResult: &interpretedResult{
-			finalFailureReason: &reasonError,
-			nodeFailure:        nil,
+			pairResults: map[DirectedNodePair]pairResult{
+				getTestPair(0, 1): successPairResult(100),
+			},
+			nodeFailure: nil,
 		},
 	},
 
@@ -342,9 +344,9 @@ var resultTestCases = []resultTestCase{
 		expectedResult: &interpretedResult{
 			pairResults: map[DirectedNodePair]pairResult{
 				getTestPair(0, 1): successPairResult(100),
+				getTestPair(1, 2): successPairResult(99),
 			},
-			finalFailureReason: &reasonError,
-			nodeFailure:        nil,
+			nodeFailure: nil,
 		},
 	},
 }