diff --git a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-client.ts b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-client.ts
index f5643ed01..15f472f2e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-client.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-client.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export default class CLightningClient extends EventEmitter implements AbstractLi
   async $getNetworkGraph(): Promise<ILightningApi.NetworkGraph> {
     const listnodes: any[] = await this.call('listnodes');
     const listchannels: any[] = await this.call('listchannels');
-    const channelsList = convertAndmergeBidirectionalChannels(listchannels['channels']);
+    const channelsList = await convertAndmergeBidirectionalChannels(listchannels['channels']);
 
     return {
       nodes: listnodes['nodes'].map(node => convertNode(node)),
diff --git a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
index 008094bf5..1a267bc65 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ILightningApi } from '../lightning-api.interface';
+import FundingTxFetcher from '../../../tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher';
 
 /**
  * Convert a clightning "listnode" entry to a lnd node entry
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export function convertNode(clNode: any): ILightningApi.Node {
 /**
  * Convert clightning "listchannels" response to lnd "describegraph.edges" format
  */
- export function convertAndmergeBidirectionalChannels(clChannels: any[]): ILightningApi.Channel[] {
+ export async function convertAndmergeBidirectionalChannels(clChannels: any[]): Promise<ILightningApi.Channel[]> {
   const consolidatedChannelList: ILightningApi.Channel[] = [];
   const clChannelsDict = {};
   const clChannelsDictCount = {};
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ export function convertNode(clNode: any): ILightningApi.Node {
       clChannelsDictCount[clChannel.short_channel_id] = 1;
     } else {
       consolidatedChannelList.push(
-        buildFullChannel(clChannel, clChannelsDict[clChannel.short_channel_id])
+        await buildFullChannel(clChannel, clChannelsDict[clChannel.short_channel_id])
       );
       delete clChannelsDict[clChannel.short_channel_id];
       clChannelsDictCount[clChannel.short_channel_id]++;
     }
   }
   for (const short_channel_id of Object.keys(clChannelsDict)) {
-    consolidatedChannelList.push(buildIncompleteChannel(clChannelsDict[short_channel_id]));
+    consolidatedChannelList.push(await buildIncompleteChannel(clChannelsDict[short_channel_id]));
   }
 
   return consolidatedChannelList;
@@ -55,16 +56,20 @@ export function convertChannelId(channelId): string {
  * Convert two clightning "getchannels" entries into a full a lnd "describegraph.edges" format
  * In this case, clightning knows the channel policy for both nodes
  */
-function buildFullChannel(clChannelA: any, clChannelB: any): ILightningApi.Channel {
+async function buildFullChannel(clChannelA: any, clChannelB: any): Promise<ILightningApi.Channel> {
   const lastUpdate = Math.max(clChannelA.last_update ?? 0, clChannelB.last_update ?? 0);
-  
+
+  const tx = await FundingTxFetcher.$fetchChannelOpenTx(clChannelA.short_channel_id);
+  const parts = clChannelA.short_channel_id.split('x');
+  const outputIdx = parts[2];
+
   return {
     channel_id: clChannelA.short_channel_id,
     capacity: clChannelA.satoshis,
     last_update: lastUpdate,
     node1_policy: convertPolicy(clChannelA),
     node2_policy: convertPolicy(clChannelB),
-    chan_point: ':0', // TODO
+    chan_point: `${tx.txid}:${outputIdx}`,
     node1_pub: clChannelA.source,
     node2_pub: clChannelB.source,
   };
@@ -74,14 +79,18 @@ function buildFullChannel(clChannelA: any, clChannelB: any): ILightningApi.Chann
  * Convert one clightning "getchannels" entry into a full a lnd "describegraph.edges" format
  * In this case, clightning knows the channel policy of only one node
  */
- function buildIncompleteChannel(clChannel: any): ILightningApi.Channel {
+ async function buildIncompleteChannel(clChannel: any): Promise<ILightningApi.Channel> {
+  const tx = await FundingTxFetcher.$fetchChannelOpenTx(clChannel.short_channel_id);
+  const parts = clChannel.short_channel_id.split('x');
+  const outputIdx = parts[2];
+
   return {
     channel_id: clChannel.short_channel_id,
     capacity: clChannel.satoshis,
     last_update: clChannel.last_update ?? 0,
     node1_policy: convertPolicy(clChannel),
     node2_policy: null,
-    chan_point: ':0', // TODO
+    chan_point: `${tx.txid}:${outputIdx}`,
     node1_pub: clChannel.source,
     node2_pub: clChannel.destination,
   };
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 0f7cc7aa7..976ec12df 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import miningRoutes from './api/mining/mining-routes';
 import bisqRoutes from './api/bisq/bisq.routes';
 import liquidRoutes from './api/liquid/liquid.routes';
 import bitcoinRoutes from './api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes';
+import fundingTxFetcher from "./tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher";
 
 class Server {
   private wss: WebSocket.Server | undefined;
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ class Server {
     }
 
     if (config.LIGHTNING.ENABLED) {
-      networkSyncService.$startService()
+      fundingTxFetcher.$init()
+      .then(() => networkSyncService.$startService())
       .then(() => lightningStatsUpdater.$startService());
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
index 9da721876..926d20c91 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/funding-tx-fetcher.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { existsSync, promises } from 'fs';
-import bitcoinApiFactory from '../../../api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-factory';
 import bitcoinClient from '../../../api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client';
 import config from '../../../config';
-import DB from '../../../database';
 import logger from '../../../logger';
 
 const fsPromises = promises;
@@ -16,12 +14,7 @@ class FundingTxFetcher {
   private channelNewlyProcessed = 0;
   public fundingTxCache = {};
 
-  async $fetchChannelsFundingTxs(channelIds: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.running) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.running = true;
-
+  async $init(): Promise<void> {
     // Load funding tx disk cache
     if (Object.keys(this.fundingTxCache).length === 0 && existsSync(CACHE_FILE_NAME)) {
       try {
@@ -32,6 +25,13 @@ class FundingTxFetcher {
       }
       logger.debug(`Imported ${Object.keys(this.fundingTxCache).length} funding tx amount from the disk cache`);
     }
+  }
+
+  async $fetchChannelsFundingTxs(channelIds: string[]): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.running) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.running = true;
     
     const globalTimer = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
     let cacheTimer = new Date().getTime() / 1000;