diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 841626523..314d8c5d2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 	url = https://github.com/ianlancetaylor/libbacktrace.git
 [submodule "external/libwally-core"]
 	path = external/libwally-core
-	url = https://github.com/ElementsProject/libwally-core.git
+	url = https://github.com/niftynei/libwally-core.git
 	ignore = dirty
+	branch = nifty/blessed-branch
diff --git a/external/libwally-core b/external/libwally-core
index e0d0634ae..1f45aef1e 160000
--- a/external/libwally-core
+++ b/external/libwally-core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e0d0634aea716d813744326ea6c7590eb9fc381c
+Subproject commit 1f45aef1e990e945710691e0e3637312f9a84e73