diff --git a/mobile/native/src/channel_fee.rs b/mobile/native/src/channel_fee.rs
index f425b019a..a29afc990 100644
--- a/mobile/native/src/channel_fee.rs
+++ b/mobile/native/src/channel_fee.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl ChannelFeePaymentSubscriber {
                 "Waiting for channel {} to be usable.",
                 hex::encode(channel_id)
             );
-            Handle::current().block_on(self.wait_for_usable_channel(channel_id))
+            Handle::current().block_on(self.wait_for_outbound_capacity(channel_id))
         })?;
 
         tracing::debug!("Trying to pay channel opening fees of {}", transaction.fee);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl ChannelFeePaymentSubscriber {
             .clone()
     }
 
-    async fn wait_for_usable_channel(&self, channel_id: ChannelId) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn wait_for_outbound_capacity(&self, channel_id: ChannelId) -> Result<()> {
         tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), async {
             loop {
                 let channel_details = self
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ impl ChannelFeePaymentSubscriber {
                     .get_channel_details(&channel_id)
                     .expect("Channel details to exist");
                 tracing::debug!("------> Channel Details: {:?}", channel_details);
-                if channel_details.is_usable {
-                    tracing::debug!("Channel {} is usable", hex::encode(channel_id));
+                if channel_details.outbound_capacity_msat > 0 {
+                    tracing::debug!("Channel {} has outbound capacity", hex::encode(channel_id));
                     break;
                 } else {
                     tracing::debug!(
-                        "Channel {} is not usable yet, waiting.",
+                        "Channel {} does not have outbound capacity yet, waiting.",
                         hex::encode(channel_id)
                     );
                     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await