diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 256b1ebd..11f32cb8 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -1104,8 +1104,8 @@ func newServer(listenAddrs []net.Addr, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 			Dial:           cfg.net.Dial,
 			AuthDial:       wtclient.AuthDial,
 			DB:             towerClientDB,
-			Policy:         wtpolicy.DefaultPolicy(),
 			PrivateTower:   cfg.WtClient.PrivateTowers[0],
+			Policy:         policy,
 			ChainHash:      *activeNetParams.GenesisHash,
 			MinBackoff:     10 * time.Second,
 			MaxBackoff:     5 * time.Minute,
diff --git a/watchtower/wtpolicy/policy.go b/watchtower/wtpolicy/policy.go
index 6fbf71a9..db636b68 100644
--- a/watchtower/wtpolicy/policy.go
+++ b/watchtower/wtpolicy/policy.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ const (
 
 	// DefaultSweepFeeRate specifies the fee rate used to construct justice
 	// transactions. The value is expressed in satoshis per kilo-weight.
-	DefaultSweepFeeRate = lnwallet.SatPerKWeight(40000)
+	DefaultSweepFeeRate = lnwallet.SatPerKWeight(2500)
 
 	// MinSweepFeeRate is the minimum sweep fee rate a client may use in its
-	// policy, the current value is 4 sat/kw.
-	MinSweepFeeRate = lnwallet.SatPerKWeight(4000)
+	// policy, the current value is 4 sat/vbyte.
+	MinSweepFeeRate = lnwallet.SatPerKWeight(1000)
 )
 
 var (