diff --git a/lnwallet/channel.go b/lnwallet/channel.go
index 773a857e..8dcbe938 100644
--- a/lnwallet/channel.go
+++ b/lnwallet/channel.go
@@ -3167,7 +3167,8 @@ func (lc *LightningChannel) SignNextCommitment() (lnwire.Sig, []lnwire.Sig, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return sig, htlcSigs, err
 	}
-	if lc.channelState.AppendRemoteCommitChain(commitDiff); err != nil {
+	err = lc.channelState.AppendRemoteCommitChain(commitDiff)
+	if err != nil {
 		return sig, htlcSigs, err
 	}