diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/config.go b/channeldb/kvdb/config.go
index aeeab574..aca389ae 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/config.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/config.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ type EtcdConfig struct {
 
 	Namespace string `long:"namespace" description:"The etcd namespace to use."`
 
+	DisableTLS bool `long:"disabletls" description:"Disable TLS for etcd connection. Caution: use for development only."`
+
 	CertFile string `long:"cert_file" description:"Path to the TLS certificate for etcd RPC."`
 
 	KeyFile string `long:"key_file" description:"Path to the TLS private key for etcd RPC."`
diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/etcd/db.go b/channeldb/kvdb/etcd/db.go
index 576591aa..73a603e1 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/etcd/db.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/etcd/db.go
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ type BackendConfig struct {
 	// Pass is the password for the etcd peer.
 	Pass string
 
+	// DisableTLS disables the use of TLS for etcd connections.
+	DisableTLS bool
+
 	// CertFile holds the path to the TLS certificate for etcd RPC.
 	CertFile string
 
@@ -168,26 +171,31 @@ func newEtcdBackend(config BackendConfig) (*db, error) {
 		config.Ctx = context.Background()
 	}
 
-	tlsInfo := transport.TLSInfo{
-		CertFile:           config.CertFile,
-		KeyFile:            config.KeyFile,
-		InsecureSkipVerify: config.InsecureSkipVerify,
-	}
-
-	tlsConfig, err := tlsInfo.ClientConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	cli, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
+	clientCfg := clientv3.Config{
 		Context:            config.Ctx,
 		Endpoints:          []string{config.Host},
 		DialTimeout:        etcdConnectionTimeout,
 		Username:           config.User,
 		Password:           config.Pass,
-		TLS:                tlsConfig,
 		MaxCallSendMsgSize: 16384*1024 - 1,
-	})
+	}
+
+	if !config.DisableTLS {
+		tlsInfo := transport.TLSInfo{
+			CertFile:           config.CertFile,
+			KeyFile:            config.KeyFile,
+			InsecureSkipVerify: config.InsecureSkipVerify,
+		}
+
+		tlsConfig, err := tlsInfo.ClientConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		clientCfg.TLS = tlsConfig
+	}
+
+	cli, err := clientv3.New(clientCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
index 8369a17c..671ce90e 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/kvdb_etcd.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func GetEtcdBackend(ctx context.Context, prefix string,
 		Host:               etcdConfig.Host,
 		User:               etcdConfig.User,
 		Pass:               etcdConfig.Pass,
+		DisableTLS:         etcdConfig.DisableTLS,
 		CertFile:           etcdConfig.CertFile,
 		KeyFile:            etcdConfig.KeyFile,
 		InsecureSkipVerify: etcdConfig.InsecureSkipVerify,
diff --git a/docs/etcd.md b/docs/etcd.md
index 3c53b3eb..e15b8059 100644
--- a/docs/etcd.md
+++ b/docs/etcd.md
@@ -64,15 +64,18 @@ Sample `lnd.conf` (with other setting omitted):
 
 ```text
 [db]
-backend=etcd
-etcd.host=127.0.0.1:2379
-etcd.cerfile=/home/user/etcd/bin/default.etcd/fixtures/client/cert.pem
-etcd.keyfile=/home/user/etcd/bin/default.etcd/fixtures/client/key.pem
-etcd.insecure_skip_verify=true
+db.backend=etcd
+db.etcd.host=127.0.0.1:2379
+db.etcd.cerfile=/home/user/etcd/bin/default.etcd/fixtures/client/cert.pem
+db.etcd.keyfile=/home/user/etcd/bin/default.etcd/fixtures/client/key.pem
+db.etcd.insecure_skip_verify=true
 ```
 
 Optionally users can specifiy `db.etcd.user` and `db.etcd.pass` for db user
-authentication.
+authentication. If the database is shared, it is possible to separate our data
+from other users by setting `db.etcd.namespace` to an (already existing) etcd
+namespace. In order to test without TLS, users are able to set `db.etcd.disabletls`
+flag to `true`.
 
 ## Migrating existing channel.db to etcd
 
diff --git a/sample-lnd.conf b/sample-lnd.conf
index 3145c740..260c52cd 100644
--- a/sample-lnd.conf
+++ b/sample-lnd.conf
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ litecoin.node=ltcd
 ; Etcd namespace to use.
 ; db.etcd.namespace=lnd
 
+; Whether to disable the use of TLS for etcd.
+; db.etcd.disabletls=false
+
 ; Path to the TLS certificate for etcd RPC.
 ; db.etcd.cert_file=/key/path