diff --git a/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.js b/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.js
index f83054b3..d833d5b9 100644
--- a/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.js
+++ b/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import styles from './OpenPendingChannel.scss'
 
 const OpenPendingChannel = ({ ticker, channel: { channel }, currentTicker, explorerLinkBase }) => (
   <li className={styles.channel} onClick={() => shell.openExternal(`${explorerLinkBase}/tx/${channel.channel_point.split(':')[0]}`)}>
-    <h1 className={styles.pending}>Status: Pending</h1>
+    <h1 className={styles.pending}>Pending</h1>
     <div className={styles.left}>
       <section className={styles.remotePubkey}>
         <span>Remote Pubkey</span>
diff --git a/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.scss b/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.scss
index 2308a785..a191915e 100644
--- a/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.scss
+++ b/app/components/Channels/OpenPendingChannel.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 .channel {
 	position: relative;
-	background: $white;
+	background: $lightgrey;
 	padding: 10px;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: row;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	opacity: 0.5;
 
 	.pending {
-		color: $green;
+		color: $main;
 		position: absolute;
 		top: 0;
 		left: 10px;
diff --git a/app/reducers/channels.js b/app/reducers/channels.js
index 57309216..48f1420f 100644
--- a/app/reducers/channels.js
+++ b/app/reducers/channels.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ const ACTION_HANDLERS = {
 
   [GET_CHANNELS]: state => ({ ...state, channelsLoading: true }),
   [RECEIVE_CHANNELS]: (state, { channels, pendingChannels }) => (
-    { ...state, channelsLoading: false, channels, pendingChannels }
+    { ...state, channelsLoading: false, channels, pendingChannels: state.pendingChannels }
   ),
 
   [OPENING_CHANNEL]: state => ({ ...state, openingChannel: true }),
@@ -248,7 +248,22 @@ const initialState = {
   channels: [],
   pendingChannels: {
     total_limbo_balance: '',
-    pending_open_channels: [],
+    pending_open_channels: [
+      {
+        "channel": {
+            "remote_node_pub": "0368b02d9e4a44bb156660cf48ed7492445c7cb95435c86125e74953047c7706e3",
+            "channel_point": "01de1cddaf47637b71c37e019f42746aa1135351a4e4539d983ca95f12049a82:0",
+            "capacity": "16777216",
+            "local_balance": "16768528",
+            "remote_balance": "0"
+        },
+        "confirmation_height": 0,
+        "blocks_till_open": 0,
+        "commit_fee": "8688",
+        "commit_weight": "600",
+        "fee_per_kw": "12000"
+      }
+    ],
     pending_closing_channels: [],
     pending_force_closing_channels: []
   },
diff --git a/app/routes/channels/components/Channels.js b/app/routes/channels/components/Channels.js
index 0f6dcb63..312ed5a1 100644
--- a/app/routes/channels/components/Channels.js
+++ b/app/routes/channels/components/Channels.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class Channels extends Component {
       setCurrentChannel
     } = this.props
 
+    console.log('allChannels: ', allChannels)
+
     return (
       <div className={`${styles.container} ${viewType === 1 && styles.graphview}`}>
         <ChannelForm {...channelFormProps} />