diff --git a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
index 4e900608..4d83ae62 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ type BtcdNotifier struct {
 	started int32 // To be used atomically.
 	stopped int32 // To be used atomically.
 
-	chainConn *rpcclient.Client
+	chainConn   *rpcclient.Client
+	chainParams *chaincfg.Params
 
 	notificationCancels  chan interface{}
 	notificationRegistry chan interface{}
@@ -98,10 +100,13 @@ var _ chainntnfs.ChainNotifier = (*BtcdNotifier)(nil)
 // New returns a new BtcdNotifier instance. This function assumes the btcd node
 // detailed in the passed configuration is already running, and willing to
 // accept new websockets clients.
-func New(config *rpcclient.ConnConfig, spendHintCache chainntnfs.SpendHintCache,
+func New(config *rpcclient.ConnConfig, chainParams *chaincfg.Params,
+	spendHintCache chainntnfs.SpendHintCache,
 	confirmHintCache chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache) (*BtcdNotifier, error) {
 
 	notifier := &BtcdNotifier{
+		chainParams: chainParams,
+
 		notificationCancels:  make(chan interface{}),
 		notificationRegistry: make(chan interface{}),
 
diff --git a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd_test.go b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd_test.go
index 18bd1bb3..f76f9b94 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func setUpNotifier(t *testing.T, h *rpctest.Harness) *BtcdNotifier {
 	hintCache := initHintCache(t)
 
 	rpcCfg := h.RPCConfig()
-	notifier, err := New(&rpcCfg, hintCache, hintCache)
+	notifier, err := New(&rpcCfg, chainntnfs.NetParams, hintCache, hintCache)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create notifier: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/driver.go b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/driver.go
index 1cda9192..901426f2 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/driver.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/driver.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 )
@@ -11,30 +12,36 @@ import (
 // createNewNotifier creates a new instance of the ChainNotifier interface
 // implemented by BtcdNotifier.
 func createNewNotifier(args ...interface{}) (chainntnfs.ChainNotifier, error) {
-	if len(args) != 3 {
+	if len(args) != 4 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("incorrect number of arguments to "+
-			".New(...), expected 2, instead passed %v", len(args))
+			".New(...), expected 4, instead passed %v", len(args))
 	}
 
 	config, ok := args[0].(*rpcclient.ConnConfig)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("first argument to btcdnotifier.New " +
+		return nil, errors.New("first argument to btcdnotify.New " +
 			"is incorrect, expected a *rpcclient.ConnConfig")
 	}
 
-	spendHintCache, ok := args[1].(chainntnfs.SpendHintCache)
+	chainParams, ok := args[1].(*chaincfg.Params)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("second argument to btcdnotifier.New " +
+		return nil, errors.New("second argument to btcdnotify.New " +
+			"is incorrect, expected a *chaincfg.Params")
+	}
+
+	spendHintCache, ok := args[2].(chainntnfs.SpendHintCache)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("third argument to btcdnotify.New " +
 			"is incorrect, expected a chainntnfs.SpendHintCache")
 	}
 
-	confirmHintCache, ok := args[2].(chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache)
+	confirmHintCache, ok := args[3].(chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("third argument to btcdnotifier.New " +
+		return nil, errors.New("fourth argument to btcdnotify.New " +
 			"is incorrect, expected a chainntnfs.ConfirmHintCache")
 	}
 
-	return New(config, spendHintCache, confirmHintCache)
+	return New(config, chainParams, spendHintCache, confirmHintCache)
 }
 
 // init registers a driver for the BtcdNotifier concrete implementation of the