diff --git a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
index 02854a79b..55e4bd213 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/lightning/clightning/clightning-convert.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ async function buildFullChannel(clChannelA: any, clChannelB: any): Promise<ILigh
 
   return {
     channel_id: Common.channelShortIdToIntegerId(clChannelA.short_channel_id),
-    capacity: clChannelA.satoshis,
+    capacity: (clChannelA.amount_msat / 1000).toString(),
     last_update: lastUpdate,
     node1_policy: convertPolicy(clChannelA),
     node2_policy: convertPolicy(clChannelB),
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ async function buildIncompleteChannel(clChannel: any): Promise<ILightningApi.Cha
 
   return {
     channel_id: Common.channelShortIdToIntegerId(clChannel.short_channel_id),
-    capacity: clChannel.satoshis,
+    capacity: (clChannel.amount_msat / 1000).toString(),
     last_update: clChannel.last_update ?? 0,
     node1_policy: convertPolicy(clChannel),
     node2_policy: null,