diff --git a/watchtower/wtserver/server.go b/watchtower/wtserver/server.go
index a30d6f32..957b2202 100644
--- a/watchtower/wtserver/server.go
+++ b/watchtower/wtserver/server.go
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleCreateSession(peer Peer, id *wtdb.SessionID,
 		Policy: wtpolicy.Policy{
 			BlobType:     req.BlobType,
 			MaxUpdates:   req.MaxUpdates,
+			RewardBase:   req.RewardBase,
 			RewardRate:   req.RewardRate,
 			SweepFeeRate: req.SweepFeeRate,
 		},
diff --git a/watchtower/wtserver/server_test.go b/watchtower/wtserver/server_test.go
index d8a8911c..9631f39c 100644
--- a/watchtower/wtserver/server_test.go
+++ b/watchtower/wtserver/server_test.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ var createSessionTests = []createSessionTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   1000,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ var createSessionTests = []createSessionTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     0,
 			MaxUpdates:   1000,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   3,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   4,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -335,6 +339,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   4,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -362,6 +367,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   4,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -389,6 +395,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   4,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -418,6 +425,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   4,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -446,6 +454,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   3,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},
@@ -475,6 +484,7 @@ var stateUpdateTests = []stateUpdateTestCase{
 		createMsg: &wtwire.CreateSession{
 			BlobType:     blob.TypeDefault,
 			MaxUpdates:   3,
+			RewardBase:   0,
 			RewardRate:   0,
 			SweepFeeRate: 1,
 		},