diff --git a/lntest/harness.go b/lntest/harness.go
index 45515467..600c7b02 100644
--- a/lntest/harness.go
+++ b/lntest/harness.go
@@ -998,8 +998,8 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) WaitForChannelClose(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 }
 
-// AssertChannelExists asserts that an active channel identified by
-// channelPoint is known to exist from the point-of-view of node..
+// AssertChannelExists asserts that an active channel identified by the
+// specified channel point exists from the point-of-view of the node.
 func (n *NetworkHarness) AssertChannelExists(ctx context.Context,
 	node *HarnessNode, chanPoint *wire.OutPoint) error {
 
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) AssertChannelExists(ctx context.Context,
 
 		for _, channel := range resp.Channels {
 			if channel.ChannelPoint == chanPoint.String() {
-				return true
+				return channel.Active
 			}
 
 		}