diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 619dd921a..a0ab36a80 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static bool remove_channel_from_array(struct chan ***chans, const struct chan *c
 static bool node_announce_predates_channels(const struct node *node)
 {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < tal_count(node->chans); i++) {
-		if (!is_chan_public(node->chans[i]))
+		if (!is_chan_announced(node->chans[i]))
 			continue;
 
 		if (node->chans[i]->channel_announcement_index
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.h b/gossipd/routing.h
index 1631498bb..f8552611e 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.h
+++ b/gossipd/routing.h
@@ -61,11 +61,19 @@ struct chan {
 	u64 satoshis;
 };
 
+/* A local channel can exist which isn't announcable. */
 static inline bool is_chan_public(const struct chan *chan)
 {
 	return chan->channel_announce != NULL;
 }
 
+/* A channel is only announced once we have a channel_update to send
+ * with it. */
+static inline bool is_chan_announced(const struct chan *chan)
+{
+	return chan->channel_announcement_index != 0;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_halfchan_defined(const struct half_chan *hc)
 {
 	return hc->channel_update != NULL;