diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 8d852ed8..f88b3976 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ var openChannelCommand = cli.Command{
 			Usage: "(optional) the minimum number of confirmations " +
 				"each one of your outputs used for the funding " +
 				"transaction must satisfy",
+			Value: 1,
 		},
 	},
 	Action: actionDecorator(openChannel),
diff --git a/fundingmanager.go b/fundingmanager.go
index 2ab37788..49b23ecd 100644
--- a/fundingmanager.go
+++ b/fundingmanager.go
@@ -2631,9 +2631,9 @@ func (f *fundingManager) handleInitFundingMsg(msg *initFundingMsg) {
 	}
 
 	fndgLog.Infof("Initiating fundingRequest(localAmt=%v, remoteAmt=%v, "+
-		"capacity=%v, chainhash=%v, peer=%x, dustLimit=%v)", localAmt,
-		msg.pushAmt, capacity, msg.chainHash, peerKey.SerializeCompressed(),
-		ourDustLimit)
+		"capacity=%v, chainhash=%v, peer=%x, dustLimit=%v, min_confs=%v)",
+		localAmt, msg.pushAmt, capacity, msg.chainHash,
+		peerKey.SerializeCompressed(), ourDustLimit, msg.minConfs)
 
 	// First, we'll query the fee estimator for a fee that should get the
 	// commitment transaction confirmed by the next few blocks (conf target