diff --git a/electrum/commands.py b/electrum/commands.py
index f629ff0bf..3694eb81f 100644
--- a/electrum/commands.py
+++ b/electrum/commands.py
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ class Commands:
     # lightning network commands
     @command('wpn')
     def open_channel(self, node_id, amount, channel_push=0, password=None):
-        self.wallet.lnworker.open_channel(node_id, satoshis(amount), satoshis(channel_push), password)
+        f = self.wallet.lnworker.open_channel(node_id, satoshis(amount), satoshis(channel_push), password)
+        return f.result()
 
     @command('wn')
     def reestablish_channel(self):
diff --git a/gui/qt/channels_list.py b/gui/qt/channels_list.py
index 655494a52..97414fcb2 100644
--- a/gui/qt/channels_list.py
+++ b/gui/qt/channels_list.py
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ class ChannelsList(MyTreeWidget):
 
     def create_menu(self, position):
         menu = QtWidgets.QMenu()
-        cur = self.currentItem()
-        print('ID', bh2u(cur.data(0, QtCore.Qt.UserRole)))
+        channel_id = self.currentItem().data(0, QtCore.Qt.UserRole)
+        print('ID', bh2u(channel_id))
         def close():
-            print("closechannel result", self.parent.wallet.lnworker.close_channel_from_other_thread(cur.di))
+            self.parent.wallet.lnworker.close_channel(channel_id)
         menu.addAction(_("Close channel"), close)
         menu.exec_(self.viewport().mapToGlobal(position))
 
diff --git a/lib/lnbase.py b/lib/lnbase.py
index dd2907c01..824867a86 100644
--- a/lib/lnbase.py
+++ b/lib/lnbase.py
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ class Peer(PrintError):
         self.privkey = lnworker.privkey
         self.network = lnworker.network
         self.channel_db = lnworker.channel_db
-        self.path_finder = lnworker.path_finder
         self.channel_state = lnworker.channel_state
         self.read_buffer = b''
         self.ping_time = 0
diff --git a/lib/lnworker.py b/lib/lnworker.py
index 141e34cf4..1ae0aacb1 100644
--- a/lib/lnworker.py
+++ b/lib/lnworker.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ class LNWorker(PrintError):
 
     def open_channel(self, node_id, local_amt_sat, push_amt_sat, pw):
         coro = self._open_channel_coroutine(node_id, local_amt_sat, push_amt_sat, None if pw == "" else pw)
-        # FIXME this is blocking the GUI
-        return asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, self.network.asyncio_loop).result()
+        return asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, self.network.asyncio_loop)
 
     def pay(self, invoice):
         addr = lndecode(invoice, expected_hrp=constants.net.SEGWIT_HRP)
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_lnbase.py b/lib/tests/test_lnbase.py
index cdd0e77f0..06511d858 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_lnbase.py
+++ b/lib/tests/test_lnbase.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import unittest
 from lib.util import bh2u, bfh
 from lib.lnbase import make_commitment, get_obscured_ctn, Peer, make_offered_htlc, make_received_htlc, make_htlc_tx
 from lib.lnbase import secret_to_pubkey, derive_pubkey, derive_privkey, derive_blinded_pubkey, overall_weight
-from lib.lnbase import make_htlc_tx_output, make_htlc_tx_inputs, get_per_commitment_secret_from_seed
-from lib.lnbase import make_htlc_tx_witness, OnionHopsDataSingle, new_onion_packet, OnionPerHop
+from lib.lnbase import make_htlc_tx_output, make_htlc_tx_inputs, get_per_commitment_secret_from_seed, make_htlc_tx_witness
+from lib.lnrouter import OnionHopsDataSingle, new_onion_packet, OnionPerHop
 from lib.lnbase import RevocationStore
 from lib.transaction import Transaction
 from lib import bitcoin