diff --git a/lightningd/htlc_end.c b/lightningd/htlc_end.c
index 6a775f0e6..de2c138de 100644
--- a/lightningd/htlc_end.c
+++ b/lightningd/htlc_end.c
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ struct htlc_out *htlc_out_check(const struct htlc_out *hout,
 	else if (hout->failuremsg && hout->preimage)
 		return corrupt(abortstr, "Both failed and succeeded");
 
-	if (hout->local && hout->in)
-		return corrupt(abortstr, "Both local and incoming");
+	if (hout->am_origin && hout->in)
+		return corrupt(abortstr, "Both origin and incoming");
 
 	if (hout->in) {
 		if (hout->in->msatoshi < hout->msatoshi)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ struct htlc_out *new_htlc_out(const tal_t *ctx,
 			      u64 msatoshi, u32 cltv_expiry,
 			      const struct sha256 *payment_hash,
 			      const u8 *onion_routing_packet,
-			      bool local,
+			      bool am_origin,
 			      struct htlc_in *in)
 {
 	struct htlc_out *hout = tal(ctx, struct htlc_out);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct htlc_out *new_htlc_out(const tal_t *ctx,
 	hout->failuremsg = NULL;
 	hout->preimage = NULL;
 
-	hout->local = local;
+	hout->am_origin = am_origin;
 	hout->in = NULL;
 	if (in)
 		htlc_out_connect_htlc_in(hout, in);
diff --git a/lightningd/htlc_end.h b/lightningd/htlc_end.h
index 4660c081d..977bd2209 100644
--- a/lightningd/htlc_end.h
+++ b/lightningd/htlc_end.h
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ struct htlc_out {
 	const u8 *failuremsg;
 
 	/* If we fulfilled, here's the preimage. */
+	/* FIXME: This is basically unused, except as a bool! */
 	struct preimage *preimage;
 
-	/* Is this local?  Implies ->in is NULL. */
-	bool local;
+	/* Is this a locally-generated payment?  Implies ->in is NULL. */
+	bool am_origin;
 
 	/* Where it's from, if not going to us. */
 	struct htlc_in *in;
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ struct htlc_out *new_htlc_out(const tal_t *ctx,
 			      u64 msatoshi, u32 cltv_expiry,
 			      const struct sha256 *payment_hash,
 			      const u8 *onion_routing_packet,
-			      bool local,
+			      bool am_origin,
 			      struct htlc_in *in);
 
 void connect_htlc_in(struct htlc_in_map *map, struct htlc_in *hin);
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
index c03c9d4cb..034ef2340 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_htlcs.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void fail_out_htlc(struct htlc_out *hout, const char *localfail)
 {
 	htlc_out_check(hout, __func__);
 	assert(hout->failcode || hout->failuremsg);
-	if (hout->local) {
+	if (hout->am_origin) {
 		payment_failed(hout->key.channel->peer->ld, hout, localfail);
 	} else if (hout->in) {
 		fail_in_htlc(hout->in, hout->failcode, hout->failuremsg,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static void rcvd_htlc_reply(struct subd *subd, const u8 *msg, const int *fds UNU
 
 	if (failure_code) {
 		hout->failcode = (enum onion_type) failure_code;
-		if (hout->local) {
+		if (hout->am_origin) {
 			char *localfail = tal_fmt(msg, "%s: %.*s",
 						  onion_type_name(failure_code),
 						  (int)tal_count(failurestr),
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static void fulfill_our_htlc_out(struct channel *channel, struct htlc_out *hout,
 						channel->dbid,
 						hout->msatoshi);
 
-	if (hout->local)
+	if (hout->am_origin)
 		payment_succeeded(ld, hout, preimage);
 	else if (hout->in)
 		fulfill_htlc(hout->in, preimage);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ void onchain_failed_our_htlc(const struct channel *channel,
 	wallet_htlc_update(channel->peer->ld->wallet, hout->dbid, hout->hstate,
 			   hout->preimage, hout->failcode, hout->failuremsg);
 
-	if (hout->local) {
+	if (hout->am_origin) {
 		assert(why != NULL);
 		char *localfail = tal_fmt(channel, "%s: %s",
 					  onion_type_name(WIRE_PERMANENT_CHANNEL_FAILURE),
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ void htlcs_reconnect(struct lightningd *ld,
 	for (hout = htlc_out_map_first(htlcs_out, &outi); hout;
 	     hout = htlc_out_map_next(htlcs_out, &outi)) {
 
-		if (hout->local) {
+		if (hout->am_origin) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.c b/wallet/wallet.c
index bd3ca3760..aeae341c3 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/wallet.c
@@ -1349,10 +1349,10 @@ static bool wallet_stmt2htlc_out(struct channel *channel,
 
 	if (sqlite3_column_type(stmt, 10) != SQLITE_NULL) {
 		out->origin_htlc_id = sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 10);
-		out->local = false;
+		out->am_origin = false;
 	} else {
 		out->origin_htlc_id = 0;
-		out->local = true;
+		out->am_origin = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Need to defer wiring until we can look up all incoming
@@ -1399,7 +1399,6 @@ static void fixup_hin(struct wallet *wallet, struct htlc_in *hin)
 #endif
 }
 
-
 bool wallet_htlcs_load_for_channel(struct wallet *wallet,
 				   struct channel *chan,
 				   struct htlc_in_map *htlcs_in,