diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index d3497397..26c78c91 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) ListPayments(context.Context,
 	rpcsLog.Debugf("[ListPayments]")
 
 	payments, err := r.server.chanDB.FetchAllPayments()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != channeldb.ErrNoPaymentsCreated {
 		return nil, err
 	}