diff --git a/app/components/Activity/Activity.js b/app/components/Activity/Activity.js
index 431dafbe..08f1a632 100644
--- a/app/components/Activity/Activity.js
+++ b/app/components/Activity/Activity.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class Activity extends Component {
     fetchInvoices()
     fetchTransactions()
     fetchChannels()
+
+    // HACK: wait 10 seconds and fetch channels again, allowing the node to establish connections with the remote party
+    setTimeout(() => fetchChannels(), 10000)
   }
 
   renderActivity(activity) {