diff --git a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
index 8cf2b4cb..14257581 100644
--- a/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
+++ b/invoices/invoice_expiry_watcher.go
@@ -193,18 +193,27 @@ func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) cancelNextExpiredInvoice() {
 		// field would never be used. Enabling cancellation for accepted
 		// keysend invoices creates a safety mechanism that can prevents
 		// channel force-closes.
-		err := ew.cancelInvoice(top.PaymentHash, top.Keysend)
-		if err != nil && err != channeldb.ErrInvoiceAlreadySettled &&
-			err != channeldb.ErrInvoiceAlreadyCanceled {
-
-			log.Errorf("Unable to cancel invoice: %v",
-				top.PaymentHash)
-		}
-
+		ew.expireInvoice(top.PaymentHash, top.Keysend)
 		ew.timestampExpiryQueue.Pop()
 	}
 }
 
+// expireInvoice attempts to expire an invoice and logs an error if we get an
+// unexpected error.
+func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) expireInvoice(hash lntypes.Hash, force bool) {
+	err := ew.cancelInvoice(hash, force)
+	switch err {
+	case nil:
+
+	case channeldb.ErrInvoiceAlreadyCanceled:
+
+	case channeldb.ErrInvoiceAlreadySettled:
+
+	default:
+		log.Errorf("Unable to cancel invoice: %v: %v", hash, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // pushInvoices adds invoices to be expired to their relevant queue.
 func (ew *InvoiceExpiryWatcher) pushInvoices(invoices []invoiceExpiry) {
 	for _, inv := range invoices {