diff --git a/channeld/full_channel.c b/channeld/full_channel.c
index 4001a1faa..44ceb6119 100644
--- a/channeld/full_channel.c
+++ b/channeld/full_channel.c
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ static enum channel_add_err add_htlc(struct channel *channel,
 	enum side sender = htlc_state_owner(state), recipient = !sender;
 	const struct htlc **committed, **adding, **removing;
 	const struct channel_view *view;
-	u32 min_concurrent_htlcs;
 
 	htlc = tal(tmpctx, struct htlc);
 
@@ -573,16 +572,19 @@ static enum channel_add_err add_htlc(struct channel *channel,
 	 *     HTLCs to its local commitment transaction...
 	 *     - SHOULD fail the channel.
 	 */
-	/* Also we should not add more htlc's than sender or recipient
-	 * configured.  This mitigates attacks in which a peer can force the
-	 * opener of the channel to pay unnecessary onchain fees during a fee
+	if (tal_count(committed) - tal_count(removing) + tal_count(adding)
+	    > channel->config[recipient].max_accepted_htlcs) {
+		return CHANNEL_ERR_TOO_MANY_HTLCS;
+	}
+
+	/* Also *we* should not add more htlc's we configured.  This
+	 * mitigates attacks in which a peer can force the opener of
+	 * the channel to pay unnecessary onchain fees during a fee
 	 * spike with large commitment transactions.
 	 */
-	min_concurrent_htlcs = channel->config[recipient].max_accepted_htlcs;
-	if (min_concurrent_htlcs > channel->config[sender].max_accepted_htlcs)
-		min_concurrent_htlcs = channel->config[sender].max_accepted_htlcs;
-	if (tal_count(committed) - tal_count(removing) + tal_count(adding)
-	    > min_concurrent_htlcs) {
+	if (sender == LOCAL
+	    && tal_count(committed) - tal_count(removing) + tal_count(adding)
+	    > channel->config[LOCAL].max_accepted_htlcs) {
 		return CHANNEL_ERR_TOO_MANY_HTLCS;
 	}