diff --git a/core/api/src/services/lnd/index.ts b/core/api/src/services/lnd/index.ts
index 957a0b5d56..9d9ea936e2 100644
--- a/core/api/src/services/lnd/index.ts
+++ b/core/api/src/services/lnd/index.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ export const LndService = (): ILightningService | LightningServiceError => {
   const defaultLnd = activeNode.lnd
   const defaultPubkey = activeNode.pubkey as Pubkey
 
-  const activeOnchainNode = getActiveOnchainLnd()
-  if (activeOnchainNode instanceof Error) return activeOnchainNode
-
-  const defaultOnchainLnd = activeOnchainNode.lnd
+  const defaultOnchainLnd = () => {
+    const activeOnchainNode = getActiveOnchainLnd()
+    if (activeOnchainNode instanceof Error) return activeOnchainNode
+    return activeOnchainNode.lnd
+  }
 
   const isLocal = (pubkey: Pubkey): boolean | LightningServiceError =>
     getLnds({ type: "offchain" }).some((item) => item.pubkey === pubkey)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export const LndService = (): ILightningService | LightningServiceError => {
     pubkey?: Pubkey,
   ): Promise<Satoshis | LightningServiceError> => {
     try {
-      const lndInstance = pubkey ? getLndFromPubkey({ pubkey }) : defaultOnchainLnd
+      const lndInstance = pubkey ? getLndFromPubkey({ pubkey }) : defaultOnchainLnd()
       if (lndInstance instanceof Error) return lndInstance
 
       const { chain_balance } = await getChainBalance({ lnd: lndInstance })
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export const LndService = (): ILightningService | LightningServiceError => {
     pubkey?: Pubkey,
   ): Promise<Satoshis | LightningServiceError> => {
     try {
-      const lndInstance = pubkey ? getLndFromPubkey({ pubkey }) : defaultOnchainLnd
+      const lndInstance = pubkey ? getLndFromPubkey({ pubkey }) : defaultOnchainLnd()
       if (lndInstance instanceof Error) return lndInstance
 
       const { pending_chain_balance } = await getPendingChainBalance({ lnd: lndInstance })
@@ -183,8 +184,11 @@ export const LndService = (): ILightningService | LightningServiceError => {
       // this is necessary for tests, otherwise `after` may be negative
       const after = Math.max(0, blockHeight - scanDepth)
 
+      const lnd = defaultOnchainLnd()
+      if (lnd instanceof Error) return lnd
+
       const txs = await getChainTransactions({
-        lnd: defaultOnchainLnd,
+        lnd,
         after,
       })
 
diff --git a/core/api/test/bats/helpers/ln.bash b/core/api/test/bats/helpers/ln.bash
index e773663ff5..0c19b2e98c 100644
--- a/core/api/test/bats/helpers/ln.bash
+++ b/core/api/test/bats/helpers/ln.bash
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ lnd_cli() {
 lnd_start() {
   started() {
     state="$(lnd_cli state | jq -r '.state')"
-    is_synced="$(lnd_outside_cli getinfo | jq -r '.synced_to_graph')"
+    is_synced="$(lnd_cli getinfo | jq -r '.synced_to_graph')"
     [[ "$state" == "SERVER_ACTIVE" && "$is_synced" == "true" ]] || exit 1
   }
 
   docker start "${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}-lnd1-1"
-  retry 20 3 started
+  retry 10 5 started
 }
 
 lnd_stop() {
diff --git a/core/api/test/bats/invoices.bats b/core/api/test/bats/invoices.bats
index 9aa333d3ab..2b22ec0786 100644
--- a/core/api/test/bats/invoices.bats
+++ b/core/api/test/bats/invoices.bats
@@ -53,6 +53,30 @@ setup() {
   reset_redis
 }
 
+@test "invoices: get invoices for account" {
+  token_name="$ALICE_TOKEN_NAME"
+
+  exec_graphql "$token_name" 'invoices' '{"first": 3}'
+
+  invoice_count="$(graphql_output '.data.me.defaultAccount.invoices.edges | length')"
+  [[ "$invoice_count" -eq "3" ]] || exit 1
+}
+
+@test "invoices: get invoices for wallet" {
+  token_name="$ALICE_TOKEN_NAME"
+  btc_wallet_name="$token_name.btc_wallet_id"
+
+  variables=$(
+    jq -n \
+    --arg wallet_id "$(read_value $btc_wallet_name)" \
+    '{walletId: $wallet_id, first: 2}'
+  )
+  exec_graphql "$token_name" 'invoices-by-wallet' "$variables"
+
+  invoice_count="$(graphql_output '.data.me.defaultAccount.walletById.invoices.edges | length')"
+  [[ "$invoice_count" -eq "2" ]] || exit 1
+}
+
 @test "invoices: create invoices from alternate node" {
   lnd1_pubkey=$(lnd_cli getinfo | jq -r '.identity_pubkey')
   lnd2_pubkey=$(lnd2_cli getinfo | jq -r '.identity_pubkey')
@@ -93,27 +117,3 @@ setup() {
   destination_node="$(lnd2_cli decodepayreq $payment_request | jq -r '.destination')"
   [[ "${destination_node}" == "${lnd2_pubkey}" ]] || exit 1
 }
-
-@test "invoices: get invoices for account" {
-  token_name="$ALICE_TOKEN_NAME"
-
-  exec_graphql "$token_name" 'invoices' '{"first": 3}'
-
-  invoice_count="$(graphql_output '.data.me.defaultAccount.invoices.edges | length')"
-  [[ "$invoice_count" -eq "3" ]] || exit 1
-}
-
-@test "invoices: get invoices for wallet" {
-  token_name="$ALICE_TOKEN_NAME"
-  btc_wallet_name="$token_name.btc_wallet_id"
-
-  variables=$(
-    jq -n \
-    --arg wallet_id "$(read_value $btc_wallet_name)" \
-    '{walletId: $wallet_id, first: 2}'
-  )
-  exec_graphql "$token_name" 'invoices-by-wallet' "$variables"
-
-  invoice_count="$(graphql_output '.data.me.defaultAccount.walletById.invoices.edges | length')"
-  [[ "$invoice_count" -eq "2" ]] || exit 1
-}