diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index 075cb995..1f32bfc2 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // AuthenticatedGossiper is a subsystem which is responsible for receiving
-// announcements validate them and apply the changes to router, syncing
+// announcements, validating them and applying the changes to router, syncing
 // lightning network with newly connected nodes, broadcasting announcements
 // after validation, negotiating the channel announcement proofs exchange and
 // handling the premature announcements. All outgoing announcements are
@@ -383,6 +383,112 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) ProcessLocalAnnouncement(msg lnwire.Message,
 	return nMsg.err
 }
 
+// ChannelUpdateID is a unique identifier for ChannelUpdate messages, as
+// channel updates can be identified by the (ShortChannelID, Flags)
+// tuple.
+type ChannelUpdateID struct {
+	// channelID represents the set of data which is needed to
+	// retrieve all necessary data to validate the channel existence.
+	channelID lnwire.ShortChannelID
+
+	// Flags least-significant bit must be set to 0 if the creating node
+	// corresponds to the first node in the previously sent channel
+	// announcement and 1 otherwise.
+	Flags uint16
+}
+
+// deDupedAnnouncements de-duplicates announcements that have been
+// added to the batch. Internally, announcements are stored in three maps
+// (one each for channel announcements, channel updates, and node
+// announcements). These maps keep track of unique announcements and
+// ensure no announcements are duplicated.
+type deDupedAnnouncements struct {
+	// channelAnnouncements are identified by the short channel id field.
+	channelAnnouncements map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]lnwire.Message
+
+	// channelUpdates are identified by the channel update id field.
+	channelUpdates map[ChannelUpdateID]lnwire.Message
+
+	// nodeAnnouncements are identified by node id field.
+	nodeAnnouncements map[*btcec.PublicKey]lnwire.Message
+}
+
+// Reset operates on deDupedAnnouncements to reset storage of announcements
+func (d *deDupedAnnouncements) Reset() {
+	// Storage of each type of announcement (channel anouncements, channel
+	// updates, node announcements) is set to an empty map where the
+	// approprate key points to the corresponding lnwire.Message.
+	d.channelAnnouncements = make(map[lnwire.ShortChannelID]lnwire.Message)
+	d.channelUpdates = make(map[ChannelUpdateID]lnwire.Message)
+	d.nodeAnnouncements = make(map[*btcec.PublicKey]lnwire.Message)
+}
+
+// AddMsg adds a new message to the current batch.
+func (d *deDupedAnnouncements) AddMsg(message lnwire.Message) {
+	// Depending on the message type (channel announcement, channel
+	// update, or node announcement), the message is added to the
+	// corresponding map in deDupedAnnouncements. Because each
+	// identifying key can have at most one value, the announcements
+	// are de-duplicated, with newer ones replacing older ones.
+	switch msg := message.(type) {
+	case *lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement:
+		// Channel announcements are identified by the short channel
+		// id field.
+		d.channelAnnouncements[msg.ShortChannelID] = msg
+	case *lnwire.ChannelUpdate:
+		// Channel updates are identified by the (short channel id,
+		// flags) tuple.
+		channelUpdateID := ChannelUpdateID{
+			msg.ShortChannelID,
+			msg.Flags,
+		}
+
+		d.channelUpdates[channelUpdateID] = msg
+	case *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement:
+		// Node announcements are identified by the node id field.
+		d.nodeAnnouncements[msg.NodeID] = msg
+	}
+}
+
+// AddMsgs is a helper method to add multiple messages to the
+// announcement batch.
+func (d *deDupedAnnouncements) AddMsgs(msgs []lnwire.Message) {
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		d.AddMsg(msg)
+	}
+}
+
+// Batch returns the set of de-duplicated announcements to be sent out
+// during the next announcement epoch, in the order of channel announcements,
+// channel updates, and node announcements.
+func (d *deDupedAnnouncements) Batch() []lnwire.Message {
+	// Get the total number of announcements.
+	numAnnouncements := len(d.channelAnnouncements) + len(d.channelUpdates) +
+		len(d.nodeAnnouncements)
+
+	// Create an empty array of lnwire.Messages with a length equal to
+	// the total number of announcements.
+	announcements := make([]lnwire.Message, 0, numAnnouncements)
+
+	// Add the channel announcements to the array first.
+	for _, message := range d.channelAnnouncements {
+		announcements = append(announcements, message)
+	}
+
+	// Then add the channel updates.
+	for _, message := range d.channelUpdates {
+		announcements = append(announcements, message)
+	}
+
+	// Finally add the node announcements.
+	for _, message := range d.nodeAnnouncements {
+		announcements = append(announcements, message)
+	}
+
+	// Return the array of lnwire.messages.
+	return announcements
+}
+
 // networkHandler is the primary goroutine that drives this service. The roles
 // of this goroutine includes answering queries related to the state of the
 // network, syncing up newly connected peers, and also periodically
@@ -393,12 +499,13 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 	defer d.wg.Done()
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): changes for spec compliance
-	//  * make into de-duplicated struct
-	//  * always send chan ann -> node ann -> chan update
 	//  * buffer recv'd node ann until after chan ann that includes is
 	//    created
 	//    * can use mostly empty struct in db as place holder
-	var announcementBatch []lnwire.Message
+
+	// Initialize empty deDupedAnnouncements to store announcement batch.
+	announcements := deDupedAnnouncements{}
+	announcements.Reset()
 
 	retransmitTimer := time.NewTicker(d.cfg.RetransmitDelay)
 	defer retransmitTimer.Stop()
@@ -432,8 +539,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 			// Finally, with the updates committed, we'll now add
 			// them to the announcement batch to be flushed at the
 			// start of the next epoch.
-			announcementBatch = append(announcementBatch,
-				newChanUpdates...)
+			announcements.AddMsgs(newChanUpdates)
 
 			feeUpdate.errResp <- nil
 
@@ -451,10 +557,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 			// broadcast once the trickle timer ticks gain.
 			if emittedAnnouncements != nil {
 				// TODO(roasbeef): exclude peer that sent
-				announcementBatch = append(
-					announcementBatch,
-					emittedAnnouncements...,
-				)
+				announcements.AddMsgs(emittedAnnouncements)
 			}
 
 		// A new block has arrived, so we can re-process the previously
@@ -484,10 +587,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 			for _, ann := range prematureAnns {
 				emittedAnnouncements := d.processNetworkAnnouncement(ann)
 				if emittedAnnouncements != nil {
-					announcementBatch = append(
-						announcementBatch,
-						emittedAnnouncements...,
-					)
+					announcements.AddMsgs(emittedAnnouncements)
 				}
 			}
 			delete(d.prematureAnnouncements, blockHeight)
@@ -496,6 +596,9 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 		// flush to the network the pending batch of new announcements
 		// we've received since the last trickle tick.
 		case <-trickleTimer.C:
+			// get the batch of announcements from deDupedAnnouncements
+			announcementBatch := announcements.Batch()
+
 			// If the current announcements batch is nil, then we
 			// have no further work here.
 			if len(announcementBatch) == 0 {
@@ -517,7 +620,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) networkHandler() {
 			// If we're able to broadcast the current batch
 			// successfully, then we reset the batch for a new
 			// round of announcements.
-			announcementBatch = nil
+			announcements.Reset()
 
 		// The retransmission timer has ticked which indicates that we
 		// should check if we need to prune or re-broadcast any of our
diff --git a/lnwire/short_channel_id.go b/lnwire/short_channel_id.go
index 6239cda7..b190766b 100644
--- a/lnwire/short_channel_id.go
+++ b/lnwire/short_channel_id.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package lnwire
 
-// ShortChannelID represent the set of data which is needed to retrieve all
+// ShortChannelID represents the set of data which is needed to retrieve all
 // necessary data to validate the channel existence.
 type ShortChannelID struct {
 	// BlockHeight is the height of the block where funding transaction
diff --git a/routing/missioncontrol.go b/routing/missioncontrol.go
index 1e9cf149..46a0ffb0 100644
--- a/routing/missioncontrol.go
+++ b/routing/missioncontrol.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type missionControl struct {
 	// the time that it was added to the prune view. Vertexes are added to
 	// this map if a caller reports to missionControl a failure localized
 	// to that particular vertex.
-	failedVertexes map[vertex]time.Time
+	failedVertexes map[Vertex]time.Time
 
 	graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func newMissionControl(g *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 
 	return &missionControl{
 		failedEdges:    make(map[uint64]time.Time),
-		failedVertexes: make(map[vertex]time.Time),
+		failedVertexes: make(map[Vertex]time.Time),
 		selfNode:       selfNode,
 		graph:          g,
 	}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func newMissionControl(g *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 // reports a routing failure localized to the vertex. The time the vertex was
 // added is noted, as it'll be pruned from the view after a period of
 // vertexDecay.
-func (m *missionControl) ReportVertexFailure(v vertex) {
+func (m *missionControl) ReportVertexFailure(v Vertex) {
 	log.Debugf("Reporting vertex %v failure to Mission Control", v)
 
 	m.Lock()
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (m *missionControl) RequestRoute(payment *LightningPayment,
 
 	// With the next candidate path found, we'll attempt to turn this into
 	// a route by applying the time-lock and fee requirements.
-	sourceVertex := newVertex(m.selfNode.PubKey)
+	sourceVertex := NewVertex(m.selfNode.PubKey)
 	route, err := newRoute(payment.Amount, sourceVertex, path, height,
 		finalCltvDelta)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (m *missionControl) GraphPruneView() *graphPruneView {
 	// For each of the vertexes that have been added to the prune view, if
 	// it is now "stale", then we'll ignore it and avoid adding it to the
 	// view we'll return.
-	vertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	vertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 	for vertex, pruneTime := range m.failedVertexes {
 		if now.Sub(pruneTime) >= vertexDecay {
 			log.Tracef("Pruning decayed failure report for vertex %v "+
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (m *missionControl) GraphPruneView() *graphPruneView {
 type graphPruneView struct {
 	edges map[uint64]struct{}
 
-	vertexes map[vertex]struct{}
+	vertexes map[Vertex]struct{}
 }
 
 // ResetHistory resets the history of missionControl returning it to a state as
@@ -212,6 +212,6 @@ type graphPruneView struct {
 func (m *missionControl) ResetHistory() {
 	m.Lock()
 	m.failedEdges = make(map[uint64]time.Time)
-	m.failedVertexes = make(map[vertex]time.Time)
+	m.failedVertexes = make(map[Vertex]time.Time)
 	m.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/routing/notifications_test.go b/routing/notifications_test.go
index 47efe342..871fa85c 100644
--- a/routing/notifications_test.go
+++ b/routing/notifications_test.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func TestEdgeUpdateNotification(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create lookup map for notifications we are intending to receive. Entries
 	// are removed from the map when the anticipated notification is received.
-	var waitingFor = map[vertex]int{
+	var waitingFor = map[Vertex]int{
 		newVertex(node1.PubKey): 1,
 		newVertex(node2.PubKey): 2,
 	}
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func TestNodeUpdateNotification(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create lookup map for notifications we are intending to receive. Entries
 	// are removed from the map when the anticipated notification is received.
-	var waitingFor = map[vertex]int{
+	var waitingFor = map[Vertex]int{
 		newVertex(node1.PubKey): 1,
 		newVertex(node2.PubKey): 2,
 	}
diff --git a/routing/pathfind.go b/routing/pathfind.go
index 54f70d5d..4cebf227 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ type Route struct {
 
 	// nodeIndex is a map that allows callers to quickly look up if a node
 	// is present in this computed route or not.
-	nodeIndex map[vertex]struct{}
+	nodeIndex map[Vertex]struct{}
 
 	// chanIndex is an index that allows callers to determine if a channel
 	// is present in this route or not. Channels are identified by the
@@ -136,27 +136,27 @@ type Route struct {
 	// nextHop maps a node, to the next channel that it will pass the HTLC
 	// off to. With this map, we can easily look up the next outgoing
 	// channel or node for pruning purposes.
-	nextHopMap map[vertex]*ChannelHop
+	nextHopMap map[Vertex]*ChannelHop
 }
 
-// nextHopVertex returns the next hop (by vertex) after the target node. If the
+// nextHopVertex returns the next hop (by Vertex) after the target node. If the
 // target node is not found in the route, then false is returned.
-func (r *Route) nextHopVertex(n *btcec.PublicKey) (vertex, bool) {
-	hop, ok := r.nextHopMap[newVertex(n)]
-	return newVertex(hop.Node.PubKey), ok
+func (r *Route) nextHopVertex(n *btcec.PublicKey) (Vertex, bool) {
+	hop, ok := r.nextHopMap[NewVertex(n)]
+	return NewVertex(hop.Node.PubKey), ok
 }
 
 // nextHopChannel returns the uint64 channel ID of the next hop after the
 // target node. If the target node is not foud in the route, then false is
 // returned.
 func (r *Route) nextHopChannel(n *btcec.PublicKey) (uint64, bool) {
-	hop, ok := r.nextHopMap[newVertex(n)]
+	hop, ok := r.nextHopMap[NewVertex(n)]
 	return hop.ChannelID, ok
 }
 
 // containsNode returns true if a node is present in the target route, and
 // false otherwise.
-func (r *Route) containsNode(v vertex) bool {
+func (r *Route) containsNode(v Vertex) bool {
 	_, ok := r.nodeIndex[v]
 	return ok
 }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (r *Route) ToHopPayloads() []sphinx.HopData {
 //
 // NOTE: The passed slice of ChannelHops MUST be sorted in forward order: from
 // the source to the target node of the path finding attempt.
-func newRoute(amtToSend lnwire.MilliSatoshi, sourceVertex vertex,
+func newRoute(amtToSend lnwire.MilliSatoshi, sourceVertex Vertex,
 	pathEdges []*ChannelHop, currentHeight uint32,
 	finalCLTVDelta uint16) (*Route, error) {
 
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ func newRoute(amtToSend lnwire.MilliSatoshi, sourceVertex vertex,
 	route := &Route{
 		Hops:          make([]*Hop, len(pathEdges)),
 		TotalTimeLock: currentHeight,
-		nodeIndex:     make(map[vertex]struct{}),
+		nodeIndex:     make(map[Vertex]struct{}),
 		chanIndex:     make(map[uint64]struct{}),
-		nextHopMap:    make(map[vertex]*ChannelHop),
+		nextHopMap:    make(map[Vertex]*ChannelHop),
 	}
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): need to do sanity check to ensure we don't make a
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ func newRoute(amtToSend lnwire.MilliSatoshi, sourceVertex vertex,
 		edge := pathEdges[i]
 
 		// First, we'll update both the node and channel index, to
-		// indicate that this vertex, and outgoing channel link are
+		// indicate that this Vertex, and outgoing channel link are
 		// present within this route.
-		v := newVertex(edge.Node.PubKey)
+		v := NewVertex(edge.Node.PubKey)
 		route.nodeIndex[v] = struct{}{}
 		route.chanIndex[edge.ChannelID] = struct{}{}
 
@@ -349,20 +349,20 @@ func newRoute(amtToSend lnwire.MilliSatoshi, sourceVertex vertex,
 	return route, nil
 }
 
-// vertex is a simple alias for the serialization of a compressed Bitcoin
+// Vertex is a simple alias for the serialization of a compressed Bitcoin
 // public key.
-type vertex [33]byte
+type Vertex [33]byte
 
-// newVertex returns a new vertex given a public key.
-func newVertex(pub *btcec.PublicKey) vertex {
-	var v vertex
+// NewVertex returns a new Vertex given a public key.
+func NewVertex(pub *btcec.PublicKey) Vertex {
+	var v Vertex
 	copy(v[:], pub.SerializeCompressed())
 	return v
 }
 
-// String returns a human readable version of the vertex which is the
+// String returns a human readable version of the Vertex which is the
 // hex-encoding of the serialized compressed public key.
-func (v vertex) String() string {
+func (v Vertex) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", v[:])
 }
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func edgeWeight(e *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) float64 {
 // from the target to the source.
 func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	sourceNode *channeldb.LightningNode, target *btcec.PublicKey,
-	ignoredNodes map[vertex]struct{}, ignoredEdges map[uint64]struct{},
+	ignoredNodes map[Vertex]struct{}, ignoredEdges map[uint64]struct{},
 	amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi) ([]*ChannelHop, error) {
 
 	var err error
@@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	// traversal.
 	var nodeHeap distanceHeap
 
-	// For each node/vertex the graph we create an entry in the distance
+	// For each node/Vertex the graph we create an entry in the distance
 	// map for the node set with a distance of "infinity".  We also mark
 	// add the node to our set of unvisited nodes.
-	distance := make(map[vertex]nodeWithDist)
+	distance := make(map[Vertex]nodeWithDist)
 	if err := graph.ForEachNode(tx, func(_ *bolt.Tx, node *channeldb.LightningNode) error {
 		// TODO(roasbeef): with larger graph can just use disk seeks
 		// with a visited map
-		distance[newVertex(node.PubKey)] = nodeWithDist{
+		distance[NewVertex(node.PubKey)] = nodeWithDist{
 			dist: infinity,
 			node: node,
 		}
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	// To start, we add the source of our path finding attempt to the
 	// distance map with with a distance of 0. This indicates our starting
 	// point in the graph traversal.
-	sourceVertex := newVertex(sourceNode.PubKey)
+	sourceVertex := NewVertex(sourceNode.PubKey)
 	distance[sourceVertex] = nodeWithDist{
 		dist: 0,
 		node: sourceNode,
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	heap.Push(&nodeHeap, distance[sourceVertex])
 
 	// We'll use this map as a series of "previous" hop pointers. So to get
-	// to `vertex` we'll take the edge that it's mapped to within `prev`.
-	prev := make(map[vertex]edgeWithPrev)
+	// to `Vertex` we'll take the edge that it's mapped to within `prev`.
+	prev := make(map[Vertex]edgeWithPrev)
 	for nodeHeap.Len() != 0 {
 		// Fetch the node within the smallest distance from our source
 		// from the heap.
@@ -461,16 +461,16 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 		// Now that we've found the next potential step to take we'll
 		// examine all the outgoing edge (channels) from this node to
 		// further our graph traversal.
-		pivot := newVertex(bestNode.PubKey)
+		pivot := NewVertex(bestNode.PubKey)
 		err := bestNode.ForEachChannel(tx, func(tx *bolt.Tx,
 			edgeInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
 			outEdge, inEdge *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) error {
 
-			v := newVertex(outEdge.Node.PubKey)
+			v := NewVertex(outEdge.Node.PubKey)
 
 			// TODO(roasbeef): skip if chan disabled
 
-			// If this vertex or edge has been black listed, then
+			// If this Vertex or edge has been black listed, then
 			// we'll skip exploring this edge during this
 			// iteration.
 			if _, ok := ignoredNodes[v]; ok {
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 
 	// If the target node isn't found in the prev hop map, then a path
 	// doesn't exist, so we terminate in an error.
-	if _, ok := prev[newVertex(target)]; !ok {
+	if _, ok := prev[NewVertex(target)]; !ok {
 		return nil, newErrf(ErrNoPathFound, "unable to find a path to "+
 			"destination")
 	}
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	// in the reverse direction which we'll use to properly calculate the
 	// timelock and fee values.
 	pathEdges := make([]*ChannelHop, 0, len(prev))
-	prevNode := newVertex(target)
+	prevNode := NewVertex(target)
 	for prevNode != sourceVertex { // TODO(roasbeef): assumes no cycles
 		// Add the current hop to the limit of path edges then walk
 		// backwards from this hop via the prev pointer for this hop
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 		pathEdges = append(pathEdges, prev[prevNode].edge)
 		prev[prevNode].edge.Node.PubKey.Curve = nil
 
-		prevNode = newVertex(prev[prevNode].prevNode)
+		prevNode = NewVertex(prev[prevNode].prevNode)
 	}
 
 	// The route is invalid if it spans more than 20 hops. The current
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func findPath(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 // This function implements a modified version of Yen's. To find each path
 // itself, we utilize our modified version of Dijkstra's found above. When
 // examining possible spur and root paths, rather than removing edges or
-// vertexes from the graph, we instead utilize a vertex+edge black-list that
+// Vertexes from the graph, we instead utilize a Vertex+edge black-list that
 // will be ignored by our modified Dijkstra's algorithm. With this approach, we
 // make our inner path finding algorithm aware of our k-shortest paths
 // algorithm, rather than attempting to use an unmodified path finding
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func findPaths(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 	// TODO(roasbeef): take in db tx
 
 	ignoredEdges := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	ignoredVertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	ignoredVertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): modifying ordering within heap to eliminate final
 	// sorting step?
@@ -629,12 +629,12 @@ func findPaths(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 		// path in order to find path deviations from each node in the
 		// path.
 		for i := 0; i < len(prevShortest)-1; i++ {
-			// These two maps will mark the edges and vertexes
+			// These two maps will mark the edges and Vertexes
 			// we'll exclude from the next path finding attempt.
 			// These are required to ensure the paths are unique
 			// and loopless.
 			ignoredEdges = make(map[uint64]struct{})
-			ignoredVertexes = make(map[vertex]struct{})
+			ignoredVertexes = make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 			// Our spur node is the i-th node in the prior shortest
 			// path, and our root path will be all nodes in the
@@ -663,11 +663,11 @@ func findPaths(tx *bolt.Tx, graph *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
 					continue
 				}
 
-				ignoredVertexes[newVertex(node)] = struct{}{}
+				ignoredVertexes[NewVertex(node)] = struct{}{}
 			}
 
 			// With the edges that are part of our root path, and
-			// the vertexes (other than the spur path) within the
+			// the Vertexes (other than the spur path) within the
 			// root path removed, we'll attempt to find another
 			// shortest path from the spur node to the destination.
 			spurPath, err := findPath(tx, graph, spurNode, target,
diff --git a/routing/pathfind_test.go b/routing/pathfind_test.go
index d37fc52d..b05eda43 100644
--- a/routing/pathfind_test.go
+++ b/routing/pathfind_test.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestBasicGraphPathFinding(t *testing.T) {
 	sourceVertex := newVertex(sourceNode.PubKey)
 
 	ignoredEdges := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	ignoredVertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	ignoredVertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 	// With the test graph loaded, we'll test some basic path finding using
 	// the pre-generated graph. Consult the testdata/basic_graph.json file
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func TestNewRoutePathTooLong(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ignoredEdges := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	ignoredVertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	ignoredVertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 	paymentAmt := lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(100)
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func TestPathNotAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	ignoredEdges := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	ignoredVertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	ignoredVertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 	// With the test graph loaded, we'll test that queries for target that
 	// are either unreachable within the graph, or unknown result in an
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func TestPathInsufficientCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to fetch source node: %v", err)
 	}
 	ignoredEdges := make(map[uint64]struct{})
-	ignoredVertexes := make(map[vertex]struct{})
+	ignoredVertexes := make(map[Vertex]struct{})
 
 	// Next, test that attempting to find a path in which the current
 	// channel graph cannot support due to insufficient capacity triggers
diff --git a/routing/router.go b/routing/router.go
index 19cd7e12..04feda2e 100644
--- a/routing/router.go
+++ b/routing/router.go
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ type routingMsg struct {
 
 // pruneNodeFromRoutes accepts set of routes, and returns a new set of routes
 // with the target node filtered out.
-func pruneNodeFromRoutes(routes []*Route, skipNode vertex) []*Route {
+func pruneNodeFromRoutes(routes []*Route, skipNode Vertex) []*Route {
 
 	// TODO(roasbeef): pass in slice index?
 
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ func (r *ChannelRouter) FindRoutes(target *btcec.PublicKey,
 	// aren't able to support the total satoshis flow once fees have been
 	// factored in.
 	validRoutes := make([]*Route, 0, len(shortestPaths))
-	sourceVertex := newVertex(r.selfNode.PubKey)
+	sourceVertex := NewVertex(r.selfNode.PubKey)
 	for _, path := range shortestPaths {
 		// Attempt to make the path into a route. We snip off the first
 		// hop in the path as it contains a "self-hop" that is inserted