diff --git a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
index 21bb5d08..daac4aed 100644
--- a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
+++ b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/zpay32"
 )
 
+// invoiceExpiry is a vanity interface for different invoice expiry types
+// which implement the priority queue item interface, used to improve code
+// readability.
+type invoiceExpiry queue.PriorityQueueItem
+
+// Compile time assertion that invoiceExpiryTs implements invoiceExpiry.
+var _ invoiceExpiry = (*invoiceExpiryTs)(nil)
+
 // invoiceExpiryTs holds and invoice's payment hash and its expiry. This
 // is used to order invoices by their expiry time for cancellation.
 type invoiceExpiryTs struct {
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ type InvoiceExpiryWatcher struct {
 
 	// newInvoices channel is used to wake up the main loop when a new
 	// invoices is added.
-	newInvoices chan []*invoiceExpiryTs
+	newInvoices chan []invoiceExpiry
 
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ type InvoiceExpiryWatcher struct {
 func NewInvoiceExpiryWatcher(clock clock.Clock) *InvoiceExpiryWatcher {
 	return &InvoiceExpiryWatcher{
 		clock:       clock,
-		newInvoices: make(chan []*invoiceExpiryTs),
+		newInvoices: make(chan []invoiceExpiry),
 		quit:        make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
@@ -104,10 +112,9 @@ func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) Stop() {
 }
 
 // makeInvoiceExpiry checks if the passed invoice may be canceled and calculates
-// the expiry time and creates a slimmer invoiceExpiry object with the hash and
-// expiry time.
+// the expiry time and creates a slimmer invoiceExpiry implementation.
 func makeInvoiceExpiry(paymentHash lntypes.Hash,
-	invoice *channeldb.Invoice) *invoiceExpiryTs {
+	invoice *channeldb.Invoice) invoiceExpiry {
 
 	if invoice.State != channeldb.ContractOpen {
 		log.Debugf("Invoice not added to expiry watcher: %v",
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ func makeInvoiceExpiry(paymentHash lntypes.Hash,
 }
 
 // AddInvoices adds invoices to the InvoiceExpiryWatcher.
-func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) AddInvoices(invoices ...*invoiceExpiryTs) {
+func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) AddInvoices(invoices ...invoiceExpiry) {
 	if len(invoices) > 0 {
 		select {
 		case ew.newInvoices <- invoices:
@@ -181,6 +188,24 @@ func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) cancelNextExpiredInvoice() {
 	}
 }
 
+// pushInvoices adds invoices to be expired to their relevant queue.
+func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) pushInvoices(invoices []invoiceExpiry) {
+	for _, inv := range invoices {
+		// Switch on the type of entry we have. We need to check nil
+		// on the implementation of the interface because the interface
+		// itself is non-nil.
+		switch expiry := inv.(type) {
+		case *invoiceExpiryTs:
+			if expiry != nil {
+				ew.timestampExpiryQueue.Push(expiry)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			log.Errorf("unexpected queue item: %T", inv)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // mainLoop is a goroutine that receives new invoices and handles cancellation
 // of expired invoices.
 func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) mainLoop() {
@@ -190,23 +215,12 @@ func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) mainLoop() {
 		// Cancel any invoices that may have expired.
 		ew.cancelNextExpiredInvoice()
 
-		pushInvoices := func(invoicesWithExpiry []*invoiceExpiryTs) {
-			for _, invoiceWithExpiry := range invoicesWithExpiry {
-				// Avoid pushing nil object to the heap.
-				if invoiceWithExpiry != nil {
-					ew.timestampExpiryQueue.Push(
-						invoiceWithExpiry,
-					)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		select {
 
 		case invoicesWithExpiry := <-ew.newInvoices:
 			// Take newly forwarded invoices with higher priority
 			// in order to not block the newInvoices channel.
-			pushInvoices(invoicesWithExpiry)
+			ew.pushInvoices(invoicesWithExpiry)
 			continue
 
 		default:
@@ -217,7 +231,7 @@ func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) mainLoop() {
 				continue
 
 			case invoicesWithExpiry := <-ew.newInvoices:
-				pushInvoices(invoicesWithExpiry)
+				ew.pushInvoices(invoicesWithExpiry)
 
 			case <-ew.quit:
 				return
diff --git a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher_test.go b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher_test.go
index c5b5e518..e2c7ea82 100644
--- a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher_test.go
+++ b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestInvoiceExpiryWhenAddingMultipleInvoices(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	test := newInvoiceExpiryWatcherTest(t, testTime, 5, 5)
-	var invoices []*invoiceExpiryTs
+	var invoices []invoiceExpiry
 
 	for hash, invoice := range test.testData.expiredInvoices {
 		invoices = append(invoices, makeInvoiceExpiry(hash, invoice))
diff --git a/invoices/invoiceregistry.go b/invoices/invoiceregistry.go
index 24eb6ef9..3ef83a98 100644
--- a/invoices/invoiceregistry.go
+++ b/invoices/invoiceregistry.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func NewRegistry(cdb *channeldb.DB, expiryWatcher *InvoiceExpiryWatcher,
 // invoices.
 func (i *InvoiceRegistry) scanInvoicesOnStart() error {
 	var (
-		pending   []*invoiceExpiryTs
+		pending   []invoiceExpiry
 		removable []channeldb.InvoiceDeleteRef
 	)