diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index 55363e4db..c7ffa5bb3 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -1142,30 +1142,25 @@ u32 feerate_min(struct lightningd *ld, bool *unknown)
 	 *
 	 * [1] https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/6362
 	 * */
-	if (ld->config.ignore_fee_limits)
-		min = 1;
-	else {
-		min = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(topo->feerates); i++) {
-			for (size_t j = 0; j < tal_count(topo->feerates[i]); j++) {
-				if (topo->feerates[i][j].rate < min)
-					min = topo->feerates[i][j].rate;
-			}
+	min = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(topo->feerates); i++) {
+		for (size_t j = 0; j < tal_count(topo->feerates[i]); j++) {
+			if (topo->feerates[i][j].rate < min)
+				min = topo->feerates[i][j].rate;
 		}
-		if (min == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			if (unknown)
-				*unknown = true;
-			min = 0;
-		}
-
-		/* FIXME: This is what bcli used to do: halve the slow feerate! */
-		min /= 2;
-
-		/* We can't allow less than feerate_floor, since that won't relay */
-		if (min < get_feerate_floor(topo))
-			return get_feerate_floor(topo);
+	}
+	if (min == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+		if (unknown)
+			*unknown = true;
+		min = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* FIXME: This is what bcli used to do: halve the slow feerate! */
+	min /= 2;
+
+	/* We can't allow less than feerate_floor, since that won't relay */
+	if (min < get_feerate_floor(topo))
+		return get_feerate_floor(topo);
 	return min;
 }
 
@@ -1177,9 +1172,6 @@ u32 feerate_max(struct lightningd *ld, bool *unknown)
 	if (unknown)
 		*unknown = false;
 
-	if (ld->config.ignore_fee_limits)
-		return UINT_MAX;
-
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(topo->feerates); i++) {
 		for (size_t j = 0; j < tal_count(topo->feerates[i]); j++) {
 			if (topo->feerates[i][j].rate > max)
diff --git a/lightningd/channel_control.c b/lightningd/channel_control.c
index 27953d55c..9572e4f57 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/channel_control.c
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 #include <lightningd/peer_fd.h>
 #include <wally_bip32.h>
 
-static void update_feerates(struct lightningd *ld, struct channel *channel)
+static void update_feerates(struct lightningd *ld, const struct channel *channel)
 {
 	u8 *msg;
-	u32 min_feerate;
+	u32 min_feerate, max_feerate;
 	bool anchors = channel_type_has_anchors(channel->type);
 	u32 feerate = unilateral_feerate(ld->topology, anchors);
 
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ static void update_feerates(struct lightningd *ld, struct channel *channel)
 		min_feerate = get_feerate_floor(ld->topology);
 	else
 		min_feerate = feerate_min(ld, NULL);
+	max_feerate = feerate_max(ld, NULL);
+
+	if (channel->ignore_fee_limits || ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
+		min_feerate = 1;
+		max_feerate = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	}
 
 	log_debug(ld->log,
 		  "update_feerates: feerate = %u, min=%u, max=%u, penalty=%u",
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ static void update_feerates(struct lightningd *ld, struct channel *channel)
 
 	msg = towire_channeld_feerates(NULL, feerate,
 				       min_feerate,
-				       feerate_max(ld, NULL),
+				       max_feerate,
 				       penalty_feerate(ld->topology));
 	subd_send_msg(channel->owner, take(msg));
 }
@@ -624,7 +630,7 @@ bool peer_start_channeld(struct channel *channel,
 	struct secret last_remote_per_commit_secret;
 	secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *remote_ann_node_sig, *remote_ann_bitcoin_sig;
 	struct penalty_base *pbases;
-	u32 min_feerate;
+	u32 min_feerate, max_feerate;
 
 	hsmfd = hsm_get_client_fd(ld, &channel->peer->id,
 				  channel->dbid,
@@ -696,7 +702,7 @@ bool peer_start_channeld(struct channel *channel,
 	}
 
 	/* Warn once. */
-	if (ld->config.ignore_fee_limits)
+	if (channel->ignore_fee_limits || ld->config.ignore_fee_limits)
 		log_unusual(channel->log, "Ignoring fee limits!");
 
 	if (!wallet_remote_ann_sigs_load(tmpctx, channel->peer->ld->wallet,
@@ -729,6 +735,12 @@ bool peer_start_channeld(struct channel *channel,
 		min_feerate = get_feerate_floor(ld->topology);
 	else
 		min_feerate = feerate_min(ld, NULL);
+	max_feerate = feerate_max(ld, NULL);
+
+	if (channel->ignore_fee_limits || ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
+		min_feerate = 1;
+		max_feerate = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	}
 
 	initmsg = towire_channeld_init(tmpctx,
 				       chainparams,
@@ -744,7 +756,7 @@ bool peer_start_channeld(struct channel *channel,
 				       &channel->channel_info.their_config,
 				       channel->fee_states,
 				       min_feerate,
-				       feerate_max(ld, NULL),
+				       max_feerate,
 				       penalty_feerate(ld->topology),
 				       &channel->last_sig,
 				       &channel->channel_info.remote_fundingkey,
diff --git a/lightningd/closing_control.c b/lightningd/closing_control.c
index 9024b1a5c..f5ba5babb 100644
--- a/lightningd/closing_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/closing_control.c
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ static bool closing_fee_is_acceptable(struct lightningd *ld,
 				      struct channel *channel,
 				      const struct bitcoin_tx *tx)
 {
-	struct amount_sat fee, last_fee, min_fee;
+	struct amount_sat fee, last_fee;
 	u64 weight;
-	u32 min_feerate;
-	bool feerate_unknown;
 
 	/* Calculate actual fee (adds in eliminated outputs) */
 	fee = calc_tx_fee(channel->funding_sats, tx);
@@ -219,16 +217,21 @@ static bool closing_fee_is_acceptable(struct lightningd *ld,
 		  type_to_string(tmpctx, struct amount_sat, &last_fee),
 		  weight);
 
-	/* If we don't have a feerate estimate, this gives feerate_floor */
-	min_feerate = feerate_min(ld, &feerate_unknown);
+	if (!channel->ignore_fee_limits && !ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
+		struct amount_sat min_fee;
+		u32 min_feerate;
 
-	min_fee = amount_tx_fee(min_feerate, weight);
-	if (amount_sat_less(fee, min_fee)) {
-		log_debug(channel->log, "... That's below our min %s"
-			  " for weight %"PRIu64" at feerate %u",
-			  type_to_string(tmpctx, struct amount_sat, &min_fee),
-			  weight, min_feerate);
-		return false;
+		/* If we don't have a feerate estimate, this gives feerate_floor */
+		min_feerate = feerate_min(ld, NULL);
+
+		min_fee = amount_tx_fee(min_feerate, weight);
+		if (amount_sat_less(fee, min_fee)) {
+			log_debug(channel->log, "... That's below our min %s"
+				  " for weight %"PRIu64" at feerate %u",
+				  type_to_string(tmpctx, struct amount_sat, &min_fee),
+				  weight, min_feerate);
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Prefer new over old: this covers the preference
@@ -434,6 +437,11 @@ void peer_start_closingd(struct channel *channel, struct peer_fd *peer_fd)
 	if (channel->closing_feerate_range) {
 		min_feerate = channel->closing_feerate_range[0];
 		max_feerate = &channel->closing_feerate_range[1];
+	} else if (channel->ignore_fee_limits || ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
+		min_feerate = 1;
+		tal_free(max_feerate);
+		max_feerate = tal(tmpctx, u32);
+		*max_feerate = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	}
 
 	/* BOLT #3:
diff --git a/lightningd/opening_control.c b/lightningd/opening_control.c
index 56d5166b1..180a9067c 100644
--- a/lightningd/opening_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/opening_control.c
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ bool peer_start_openingd(struct peer *peer, struct peer_fd *peer_fd)
 	struct amount_msat min_effective_htlc_capacity;
 	struct uncommitted_channel *uc;
 	const u8 *msg;
+	u32 minrate, maxrate;
 
 	assert(peer->uncommitted_channel);
 	uc = peer->uncommitted_channel;
@@ -957,6 +958,13 @@ bool peer_start_openingd(struct peer *peer, struct peer_fd *peer_fd)
 		       &max_to_self_delay,
 		       &min_effective_htlc_capacity);
 
+	if (peer->ld->config.ignore_fee_limits) {
+		minrate = 1;
+		maxrate = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	} else {
+		minrate = feerate_min(peer->ld, NULL);
+		maxrate = feerate_max(peer->ld, NULL);
+	}
 
 	msg = towire_openingd_init(NULL,
 				   chainparams,
@@ -968,8 +976,7 @@ bool peer_start_openingd(struct peer *peer, struct peer_fd *peer_fd)
 				   &uc->local_basepoints,
 				   &uc->local_funding_pubkey,
 				   uc->minimum_depth,
-				   feerate_min(peer->ld, NULL),
-				   feerate_max(peer->ld, NULL),
+				   minrate, maxrate,
 				   IFDEV(peer->ld->dev_force_tmp_channel_id, NULL),
 				   peer->ld->config.allowdustreserve);
 	subd_send_msg(uc->open_daemon, take(msg));