diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.ltc.yml b/docker/docker-compose.ltc.yml
index 5bf9c323..0e460200 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.ltc.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.ltc.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
         - RPCUSER
         - RPCPASS
         - NETWORK
-        - CHAIN
+        - CHAIN=litecoin
         - DEBUG
       volumes:
         - shared:/rpc
diff --git a/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh b/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
index 17de514a..76d4ba20 100755
--- a/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
+++ b/docker/lnd/start-lnd.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ exec lnd \
     --noseedbackup \
     "--$CHAIN.active" \
     "--$CHAIN.$NETWORK" \
-    "--$CHAIN.node"="btcd" \
+    "--$CHAIN.node"="$BACKEND" \
     "--$BACKEND.rpccert"="/rpc/rpc.cert" \
     "--$BACKEND.rpchost"="blockchain" \
     "--$BACKEND.rpcuser"="$RPCUSER" \