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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ cli/lightning-cli fundchannel <node_id> <amount>
 
 This opens a connection and, on top of that connection, then opens a channel.
 The funding transaction needs 1 confirmations in order for the channel to be usable, and 6 to be broadcast for others to use.
-You can check the status of the channel using `cli/lightning-cli listpeers`, which after 1 confirmation should say that `state` is `CHANNELD_NORMAL`; after 6 confirmations you can use `cli/lightning-cli listchannels` to verify that the `public` field is now `true`.
+You can check the status of the channel using `cli/lightning-cli listpeers`, which after 3 confirmations (1 on testnet) should say that `state` is `CHANNELD_NORMAL`; after 6 confirmations you can use `cli/lightning-cli listchannels` to verify that the `public` field is now `true`.
  
 ### Different states