diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 51d0bfe5..6e3bc69e 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -222,14 +221,14 @@ func closeChannel(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	ctxb := context.Background()
 	client := getClient(ctx)
 
-	txid, err := hex.DecodeString(ctx.String("funding_txid"))
+	txid, err := wire.NewShaHashFromStr(ctx.String("funding_txid"))
 	if err != nil {
 		fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	req := &lnrpc.CloseChannelRequest{
 		ChannelPoint: &lnrpc.ChannelPoint{
-			FundingTxid: txid,
+			FundingTxid: txid[:],
 			OutputIndex: uint32(ctx.Int("output_index")),
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 733a7f88..f7840aaf 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func (p *peer) handleLocalClose(req *closeChanReq) {
 		return
 	}
 	peerLog.Infof("Executing cooperative closure of "+
-		"ChanPoint(%v) with %v, txid=%v", key, p.id,
+		"ChanPoint(%v) with peerID(%v), txid=%v", key, p.id,
 		txid)
 
 	// With our signature for the close tx generated, send the signature
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 521d90bd..14c2aa52 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) OpenChannel(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rpcsLog.Tracef("Opened channel with peerid(%v), fundingtxid %v",
+	rpcsLog.Tracef("Opened channel with peerid(%v), ChannelPoint(%v)",
 		in.TargetPeerId, resp)
 
 	return &lnrpc.OpenChannelResponse{