diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3d8bd27e..97b895da 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Btcd Integration Windows
       script:
-        - make itest-parallel windows=1
+        # The windows VM seems to be slower than the other Travis VMs. We only
+        # run 2 test suites in parallel instead of the default 4.
+        - make itest-parallel windows=1 ITEST_PARALLELISM=2
       os: windows
       before_install:
         - choco upgrade --no-progress -y make netcat curl findutils
diff --git a/lntest/harness.go b/lntest/harness.go
index ee3865e8..89dd13d6 100644
--- a/lntest/harness.go
+++ b/lntest/harness.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import (
 // DefaultCSV is the CSV delay (remotedelay) we will start our test nodes with.
 const DefaultCSV = 4
 
+// NodeOption is a function for updating a node's configuration.
+type NodeOption func(*NodeConfig)
+
 // NetworkHarness is an integration testing harness for the lightning network.
 // The harness by default is created with two active nodes on the network:
 // Alice and Bob.
@@ -427,10 +430,11 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) newNodeWithSeed(name string, extraArgs []string,
 // be used for regular rpc operations.
 func (n *NetworkHarness) RestoreNodeWithSeed(name string, extraArgs []string,
 	password []byte, mnemonic []string, recoveryWindow int32,
-	chanBackups *lnrpc.ChanBackupSnapshot) (*HarnessNode, error) {
+	chanBackups *lnrpc.ChanBackupSnapshot,
+	opts ...NodeOption) (*HarnessNode, error) {
 
 	node, err := n.newNode(
-		name, extraArgs, true, password, n.embeddedEtcd, true,
+		name, extraArgs, true, password, n.embeddedEtcd, true, opts...,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -461,10 +465,10 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) RestoreNodeWithSeed(name string, extraArgs []string,
 // can be used immediately. Otherwise, the node will require an additional
 // initialization phase where the wallet is either created or restored.
 func (n *NetworkHarness) newNode(name string, extraArgs []string, hasSeed bool,
-	password []byte, embeddedEtcd, wait bool) (
+	password []byte, embeddedEtcd, wait bool, opts ...NodeOption) (
 	*HarnessNode, error) {
 
-	node, err := newNode(NodeConfig{
+	cfg := &NodeConfig{
 		Name:              name,
 		LogFilenamePrefix: n.currentTestCase,
 		HasSeed:           hasSeed,
@@ -474,7 +478,12 @@ func (n *NetworkHarness) newNode(name string, extraArgs []string, hasSeed bool,
 		ExtraArgs:         extraArgs,
 		FeeURL:            n.feeService.url,
 		Etcd:              embeddedEtcd,
-	})
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(cfg)
+	}
+
+	node, err := newNode(*cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_channel_backup_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_channel_backup_test.go
index 437b924b..1b299e29 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_channel_backup_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_channel_backup_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// the node from seed, then manually recover
 				// the channel backup.
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// create a new nodeRestorer that will restore
 				// using the on-disk channels.backup.
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 					return net.RestoreNodeWithSeed(
 						"dave", nil, password,
 						mnemonic, 1000, backupSnapshot,
+						copyPorts(oldNode),
 					)
 				}, nil
 			},
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 					newNode, err := net.RestoreNodeWithSeed(
 						"dave", nil, password,
 						mnemonic, 1000, nil,
+						copyPorts(oldNode),
 					)
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				return func() (*lntest.HarnessNode, error) {
 					newNode, err := net.RestoreNodeWithSeed(
 						"dave", nil, password, mnemonic,
-						1000, nil,
+						1000, nil, copyPorts(oldNode),
 					)
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to "+
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// the node from seed, then manually recover
 				// the channel backup.
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// the channel backup.
 				multi := chanBackup.MultiChanBackup.MultiChanBackup
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// create a new nodeRestorer that will restore
 				// using the on-disk channels.backup.
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ func testChannelBackupRestore(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 				// the node from seed, then manually recover the
 				// channel backup.
 				return chanRestoreViaRPC(
-					net, password, mnemonic, multi,
+					net, password, mnemonic, multi, oldNode,
 				)
 			},
 		},
@@ -825,9 +827,12 @@ func testChanRestoreScenario(t *harnessTest, net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
 
 	ctxb := context.Background()
 
-	var nodeArgs []string
+	nodeArgs := []string{
+		"--minbackoff=50ms",
+		"--maxbackoff=1s",
+	}
 	if testCase.anchorCommit {
-		nodeArgs = commitTypeAnchors.Args()
+		nodeArgs = append(nodeArgs, commitTypeAnchors.Args()...)
 	}
 
 	// First, we'll create a brand new node we'll use within the test. If
@@ -1225,9 +1230,9 @@ func createLegacyRevocationChannel(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest,
 // chanRestoreViaRPC is a helper test method that returns a nodeRestorer
 // instance which will restore the target node from a password+seed, then
 // trigger a SCB restore using the RPC interface.
-func chanRestoreViaRPC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
-	password []byte, mnemonic []string,
-	multi []byte) (nodeRestorer, error) {
+func chanRestoreViaRPC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, password []byte,
+	mnemonic []string, multi []byte,
+	oldNode *lntest.HarnessNode) (nodeRestorer, error) {
 
 	backup := &lnrpc.RestoreChanBackupRequest_MultiChanBackup{
 		MultiChanBackup: multi,
@@ -1238,6 +1243,7 @@ func chanRestoreViaRPC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
 	return func() (*lntest.HarnessNode, error) {
 		newNode, err := net.RestoreNodeWithSeed(
 			"dave", nil, password, mnemonic, 1000, nil,
+			copyPorts(oldNode),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to "+
@@ -1257,3 +1263,14 @@ func chanRestoreViaRPC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
 		return newNode, nil
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// copyPorts returns a node option function that copies the ports of an existing
+// node over to the newly created one.
+func copyPorts(oldNode *lntest.HarnessNode) lntest.NodeOption {
+	return func(cfg *lntest.NodeConfig) {
+		cfg.P2PPort = oldNode.Cfg.P2PPort
+		cfg.RPCPort = oldNode.Cfg.RPCPort
+		cfg.RESTPort = oldNode.Cfg.RESTPort
+		cfg.ProfilePort = oldNode.Cfg.ProfilePort
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lntest/itest/log_error_whitelist.txt b/lntest/itest/log_error_whitelist.txt
index 31610f3d..82fe9f3b 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/log_error_whitelist.txt
+++ b/lntest/itest/log_error_whitelist.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <time> [ERR] BRAR: Unable to broadcast justice tx: Transaction rejected: output already spent
+<time> [ERR] BRAR: Unable to check for spentness of outpoint=<chan_point>: TxNotifier is exiting
 <time> [ERR] BRAR: Unable to register for conf for txid(<hex>): TxNotifier is exiting
+<time> [ERR] BRAR: Unable to register for block notifications: chainntnfs: system interrupt while attempting to register for block epoch notification.
 <time> [ERR] BTCN: Broadcast attempt failed: rejected by <ip>: replacement transaction <hex> has an insufficient absolute fee: needs <amt>, has <amt>
 <time> [ERR] BTCN: Broadcast attempt failed: rejected by <ip>: replacement transaction <hex> has an insufficient fee rate: needs more than <amt>, has <amt>
 <time> [ERR] BTCN: Broadcast attempt failed: rejected by <ip>: transaction already exists
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): error sending channel announcement: channel announcement failed: unable add proof to the channel chanID=<hex>: edge marked as zombie
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): error sending channel announcement: channel announcement failed: unable add proof to the channel chanID=<hex>: edge not found
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): error sending channel announcement: unable to register for confirmation of ChannelPoint(<chan_point>): chain notifier shutting down
+<time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): error sending channel announcement: unable to register for confirmation of ChannelPoint(<chan_point>): TxNotifier is exiting
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): failed adding to router graph: error sending channel announcement: gossiper is shutting down
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): failed adding to router graph: error sending channel announcement: router shutting down
 <time> [ERR] FNDG: Unable to advance state(<chan_point>): failed adding to router graph: funding manager shutting down
@@ -242,6 +245,7 @@
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: expected 1 macaroon, got 0
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: permission denied
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
+<time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: wallet locked, unlock it to enable full RPC access
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ListMacaroonIDs]: cannot retrieve macaroon: cannot get macaroon: root key with id 1 doesn't exist
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/NewAddress]: permission denied
 <time> [ERR] RPCS: unable to open channel to NodeKey(<hex>): received funding error from <hex>: chan_id=<hex>, err=channel too large
diff --git a/lntest/node.go b/lntest/node.go
index 428243f0..5fc6aa46 100644
--- a/lntest/node.go
+++ b/lntest/node.go
@@ -155,13 +155,19 @@ func GenerateBtcdListenerAddresses() (string, string) {
 // generateListeningPorts returns four ints representing ports to listen on
 // designated for the current lightning network test. This returns the next
 // available ports for the p2p, rpc, rest and profiling services.
-func generateListeningPorts() (int, int, int, int) {
-	p2p := NextAvailablePort()
-	rpc := NextAvailablePort()
-	rest := NextAvailablePort()
-	profile := NextAvailablePort()
-
-	return p2p, rpc, rest, profile
+func generateListeningPorts(cfg *NodeConfig) {
+	if cfg.P2PPort == 0 {
+		cfg.P2PPort = NextAvailablePort()
+	}
+	if cfg.RPCPort == 0 {
+		cfg.RPCPort = NextAvailablePort()
+	}
+	if cfg.RESTPort == 0 {
+		cfg.RESTPort = NextAvailablePort()
+	}
+	if cfg.ProfilePort == 0 {
+		cfg.ProfilePort = NextAvailablePort()
+	}
 }
 
 // BackendConfig is an interface that abstracts away the specific chain backend
@@ -411,7 +417,7 @@ func newNode(cfg NodeConfig) (*HarnessNode, error) {
 	cfg.ReadMacPath = filepath.Join(networkDir, "readonly.macaroon")
 	cfg.InvoiceMacPath = filepath.Join(networkDir, "invoice.macaroon")
 
-	cfg.P2PPort, cfg.RPCPort, cfg.RESTPort, cfg.ProfilePort = generateListeningPorts()
+	generateListeningPorts(&cfg)
 
 	// Run all tests with accept keysend. The keysend code is very isolated
 	// and it is highly unlikely that it would affect regular itests when