diff --git a/aperture.go b/aperture.go
index 669a1a7..2463eb5 100644
--- a/aperture.go
+++ b/aperture.go
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ func run() error {
 			Value: price,
 		}, nil
 	}
-	challenger, err := NewLndChallenger(cfg.Authenticator, genInvoiceReq)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+	challenger, err := NewLndChallenger(
+		cfg.Authenticator, genInvoiceReq, errChan,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -164,7 +167,6 @@ func run() error {
 	)
 	log.Infof("Starting the server, listening on %s.", cfg.ListenAddr)
 
-	errChan := make(chan error)
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
diff --git a/challenger.go b/challenger.go
index ca01c62..f35a6ad 100644
--- a/challenger.go
+++ b/challenger.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ type LndChallenger struct {
 	invoicesCancel func()
 	invoicesCond   *sync.Cond
 
+	errChan chan<- error
+
 	quit chan struct{}
 	wg   sync.WaitGroup
 }
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ const (
 
 // NewLndChallenger creates a new challenger that uses the given connection
 // details to connect to an lnd backend to create payment challenges.
-func NewLndChallenger(cfg *authConfig, genInvoiceReq InvoiceRequestGenerator) (
-	*LndChallenger, error) {
+func NewLndChallenger(cfg *authConfig, genInvoiceReq InvoiceRequestGenerator,
+	errChan chan<- error) (*LndChallenger, error) {
 
 	if genInvoiceReq == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("genInvoiceReq cannot be nil")
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ func NewLndChallenger(cfg *authConfig, genInvoiceReq InvoiceRequestGenerator) (
 		invoicesMtx:   invoicesMtx,
 		invoicesCond:  sync.NewCond(invoicesMtx),
 		quit:          make(chan struct{}),
+		errChan:       errChan,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -188,17 +191,39 @@ func (l *LndChallenger) readInvoiceStream(
 		switch {
 
 		case err == io.EOF:
+			// The connection is shutting down, we can't continue
+			// to function properly. Signal the error to the main
+			// goroutine to force a shutdown/restart.
+			select {
+			case l.errChan <- err:
+			case <-l.quit:
+			default:
+			}
+
 			return
 
 		case err != nil && strings.Contains(
 			err.Error(), context.Canceled.Error(),
 		):
 
+			// The context has been canceled, we are shutting down.
+			// So no need to forward the error to the main
+			// goroutine.
 			return
 
 		case err != nil:
 			log.Errorf("Received error from invoice subscription: "+
 				"%v", err)
+
+			// The connection is faulty, we can't continue to
+			// function properly. Signal the error to the main
+			// goroutine to force a shutdown/restart.
+			select {
+			case l.errChan <- err:
+			case <-l.quit:
+			default:
+			}
+
 			return
 
 		default:
diff --git a/challenger_test.go b/challenger_test.go
index fa43db3..f0bf7e0 100644
--- a/challenger_test.go
+++ b/challenger_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package aperture
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -13,13 +14,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	defaultTimeout = 20 * time.Millisecond
+	defaultTimeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 type invoiceStreamMock struct {
 	lnrpc.Lightning_SubscribeInvoicesClient
 
 	updateChan chan *lnrpc.Invoice
+	errChan    chan error
 	quit       chan struct{}
 }
 
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ func (i *invoiceStreamMock) Recv() (*lnrpc.Invoice, error) {
 	case msg := <-i.updateChan:
 		return msg, nil
 
+	case err := <-i.errChan:
+		return nil, err
+
 	case <-i.quit:
 		return nil, context.Canceled
 	}
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ func (i *invoiceStreamMock) Recv() (*lnrpc.Invoice, error) {
 type mockInvoiceClient struct {
 	invoices   []*lnrpc.Invoice
 	updateChan chan *lnrpc.Invoice
+	errChan    chan error
 	quit       chan struct{}
 
 	lastAddIndex uint64
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ func (m *mockInvoiceClient) SubscribeInvoices(_ context.Context,
 
 	return &invoiceStreamMock{
 		updateChan: m.updateChan,
+		errChan:    m.errChan,
 		quit:       m.quit,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -81,9 +88,10 @@ func (m *mockInvoiceClient) stop() {
 	close(m.quit)
 }
 
-func newChallenger() (*LndChallenger, *mockInvoiceClient) {
+func newChallenger() (*LndChallenger, *mockInvoiceClient, chan error) {
 	mockClient := &mockInvoiceClient{
 		updateChan: make(chan *lnrpc.Invoice),
+		errChan:    make(chan error, 1),
 		quit:       make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	genInvoiceReq := func(price int64) (*lnrpc.Invoice, error) {
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ func newChallenger() (*LndChallenger, *mockInvoiceClient) {
 			nil
 	}
 	invoicesMtx := &sync.Mutex{}
+	mainErrChan := make(chan error)
 	return &LndChallenger{
 		client:        mockClient,
 		genInvoiceReq: genInvoiceReq,
@@ -98,7 +107,8 @@ func newChallenger() (*LndChallenger, *mockInvoiceClient) {
 		quit:          make(chan struct{}),
 		invoicesMtx:   invoicesMtx,
 		invoicesCond:  sync.NewCond(invoicesMtx),
-	}, mockClient
+		errChan:       mainErrChan,
+	}, mockClient, mainErrChan
 }
 
 func newInvoice(hash lntypes.Hash, addIndex uint64,
@@ -119,12 +129,13 @@ func TestLndChallenger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// First of all, test that the NewLndChallenger doesn't allow a nil
 	// invoice generator function.
-	_, err := NewLndChallenger(nil, nil)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+	_, err := NewLndChallenger(nil, nil, errChan)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	// Now mock the lnd backend and create a challenger instance that we can
 	// test.
-	c, invoiceMock := newChallenger()
+	c, invoiceMock, mainErrChan := newChallenger()
 
 	// Creating a new challenge should add an invoice to the lnd backend.
 	req, hash, err := c.NewChallenge(1337)
@@ -210,6 +221,33 @@ func TestLndChallenger(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Finally test that if an error occurs in the invoice subscription the
+	// challenger reports it on the main error channel to cause a shutdown
+	// of aperture. The mock's error channel is buffered so we can send
+	// directly.
+	invoiceMock.errChan <- fmt.Errorf("an expected error")
+	select {
+	case err := <-mainErrChan:
+		require.Error(t, err)
+
+		// Make sure that the goroutine exited.
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			c.wg.Wait()
+			done <- struct{}{}
+		}()
+
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+
+		case <-time.After(defaultTimeout):
+			t.Fatalf("wait group didn't finish before timeout")
+		}
+
+	case <-time.After(defaultTimeout):
+		t.Fatalf("error not received on main chan before the timeout")
+	}
+
 	invoiceMock.stop()
 	c.Stop()
 }