diff --git a/lnrpc/watchtowerrpc/driver.go b/lnrpc/watchtowerrpc/driver.go
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+// +build watchtowerrpc
+
+package watchtowerrpc
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
+)
+
+// createNewSubServer is a helper method that will create the new sub server
+// given the main config dispatcher method. If we're unable to find the config
+// that is meant for us in the config dispatcher, then we'll exit with an
+// error.
+func createNewSubServer(configRegistry lnrpc.SubServerConfigDispatcher) (
+	lnrpc.SubServer, lnrpc.MacaroonPerms, error) {
+
+	// We'll attempt to look up the config that we expect, according to our
+	// subServerName name. If we can't find this, then we'll exit with an
+	// error, as we're unable to properly initialize ourselves without this
+	// config.
+	subServerConf, ok := configRegistry.FetchConfig(subServerName)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find config for "+
+			"subserver type %s", subServerName)
+	}
+
+	// Now that we've found an object mapping to our service name, we'll
+	// ensure that it's the type we need.
+	config, ok := subServerConf.(*Config)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong type of config for "+
+			"subserver %s, expected %T got %T", subServerName,
+			&Config{}, subServerConf)
+	}
+
+	return New(config)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	subServer := &lnrpc.SubServerDriver{
+		SubServerName: subServerName,
+		New: func(c lnrpc.SubServerConfigDispatcher) (lnrpc.SubServer,
+			lnrpc.MacaroonPerms, error) {
+			return createNewSubServer(c)
+		},
+	}
+
+	// If the build tag is active, then we'll register ourselves as a
+	// sub-RPC server within the global lnrpc package namespace.
+	if err := lnrpc.RegisterSubServer(subServer); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to register sub server driver "+
+			"'%s': %v", subServerName, err))
+	}
+}