# Lighning channel stuck on Opening ... Options? **URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183 **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting **Created:** [July 25, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183 "2023-07-25T17:01:08Z") **Posts on this page:** 5 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Hasher](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/hasher/32/3918_2.png) [@Hasher](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hasher) #### Post date: [July 25, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183/1 "2023-07-25T17:01:08Z")
I tried to open a .03 channel, and used the 24 hrs transaction fee ‘Which I should NOT have done’. It has been over 24 hrs and I’m wondering what my options are. ---
### Author: ![rieger\_san](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@rieger\_san](https://community.umbrel.com/u/rieger_san) #### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183/2 "2023-07-27T07:23:58Z")
You can Bump up the Fee with RTL or with the terminal ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/6/67bbdcab9daa152dcd80bdb74634ad2f98489cbb.png) [https://lightningwiki.net/index.php/Bumping\_fee\_for\_lightning\_channel\_open](https://lightningwiki.net/index.php/Bumping_fee_for_lightning_channel_open) ---
### Author: ![Hasher](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/hasher/32/3918_2.png) [@Hasher](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hasher) #### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183/3 "2023-07-27T15:25:20Z")
I ended up just doing a forced close, and just have to wait till the time lock is up. Thank you for your response! I’m sure your way ‘suggestion’ would have been better, and cheaper. ---
### Author: ![Hasher](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/hasher/32/3918_2.png) [@Hasher](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Hasher) #### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183/4 "2023-07-27T15:39:15Z")
> [@rieger\_san](#): > > RTL Out of curiosity, how would one use lightning terminal to bump the fee? ---
### Author: ![smolgrrr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/smolgrrr/32/2825_2.png) [@smolgrrr](https://community.umbrel.com/u/smolgrrr) #### Post date: [August 2, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/lighning-channel-stuck-on-opening-options/13183/5 "2023-08-02T01:37:28Z")
Use ‘Ride The Lightning’ (which will show your LND channel no matter what app you used to open it), I’ll show you what it should look like from memory. Lightning → Peers/Channels ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/b/bc46b272919fa4e9001b95506545e84da5ddece6.png) Your pending channel would appear here, and there would be a button for bumping the fee. This will create a new CPFP transaction where you can increase the fee-rate and get the channel opened earlier.