diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs b/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
index b0551bf8323..60ff1ded1ad 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
@@ -1082,14 +1082,13 @@ impl<Signer: Sign> Channel<Signer> {
 		if msg.channel_reserve_satoshis > msg.funding_satoshis {
 			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("Bogus channel_reserve_satoshis ({}). Must be not greater than funding_satoshis: {}", msg.channel_reserve_satoshis, msg.funding_satoshis)));
 		}
-		let funding_value = (msg.funding_satoshis - msg.channel_reserve_satoshis) * 1000;
-		if msg.push_msat > funding_value {
-			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("push_msat {} was larger than funding value {}", msg.push_msat, funding_value)));
+		let full_channel_value_msat = (msg.funding_satoshis - msg.channel_reserve_satoshis) * 1000;
+		if msg.push_msat > full_channel_value_msat {
+			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("push_msat {} was larger than channel amount minus reserve ({})", msg.push_msat, full_channel_value_msat)));
 		}
 		if msg.dust_limit_satoshis > msg.funding_satoshis {
 			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("dust_limit_satoshis {} was larger than funding_satoshis {}. Peer never wants payout outputs?", msg.dust_limit_satoshis, msg.funding_satoshis)));
 		}
-		let full_channel_value_msat = (msg.funding_satoshis - msg.channel_reserve_satoshis) * 1000;
 		if msg.htlc_minimum_msat >= full_channel_value_msat {
 			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("Minimum htlc value ({}) was larger than full channel value ({})", msg.htlc_minimum_msat, full_channel_value_msat)));
 		}
@@ -1143,6 +1142,9 @@ impl<Signer: Sign> Channel<Signer> {
 		if holder_selected_channel_reserve_satoshis < MIN_CHAN_DUST_LIMIT_SATOSHIS {
 			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("Suitable channel reserve not found. remote_channel_reserve was ({}). dust_limit_satoshis is ({}).", holder_selected_channel_reserve_satoshis, MIN_CHAN_DUST_LIMIT_SATOSHIS)));
 		}
+		if holder_selected_channel_reserve_satoshis * 1000 >= full_channel_value_msat {
+			return Err(ChannelError::Close(format!("Suitable channel reserve not found. remote_channel_reserve was ({}). Channel value is ({} - {}).", holder_selected_channel_reserve_satoshis, full_channel_value_msat, msg.push_msat)));
+		}
 		if msg.channel_reserve_satoshis < MIN_CHAN_DUST_LIMIT_SATOSHIS {
 			log_debug!(logger, "channel_reserve_satoshis ({}) is smaller than our dust limit ({}). We can broadcast stale states without any risk, implying this channel is very insecure for our counterparty.",
 				msg.channel_reserve_satoshis, MIN_CHAN_DUST_LIMIT_SATOSHIS);
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/functional_tests.rs b/lightning/src/ln/functional_tests.rs
index d7bebca0e4d..aa2551f3707 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/functional_tests.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/functional_tests.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn test_insane_channel_opens() {
 
 	insane_open_helper("Bogus channel_reserve_satoshis", |mut msg| { msg.channel_reserve_satoshis = msg.funding_satoshis + 1; msg });
 
-	insane_open_helper(r"push_msat \d+ was larger than funding value \d+", |mut msg| { msg.push_msat = (msg.funding_satoshis - msg.channel_reserve_satoshis) * 1000 + 1; msg });
+	insane_open_helper(r"push_msat \d+ was larger than channel amount minus reserve \(\d+\)", |mut msg| { msg.push_msat = (msg.funding_satoshis - msg.channel_reserve_satoshis) * 1000 + 1; msg });
 
 	insane_open_helper("Peer never wants payout outputs?", |mut msg| { msg.dust_limit_satoshis = msg.funding_satoshis + 1 ; msg });