diff --git a/daemon/bitcoind.c b/daemon/bitcoind.c
index 5cd7e6798..484c7fdc6 100644
--- a/daemon/bitcoind.c
+++ b/daemon/bitcoind.c
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ static void process_chaintips(struct bitcoin_cli *bcli)
 	const jsmntok_t *tokens, *t, *end;
 	bool valid;
 	size_t i;
-	struct sha256_double *tips;
+	struct sha256_double tip;
 	void (*cb)(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
-		   struct sha256_double *blockids,
+		   struct sha256_double *tipid,
 		   void *arg) = bcli->cb;
 
 	log_debug(bcli->dstate->base_log, "Got getchaintips result");
@@ -266,30 +266,48 @@ static void process_chaintips(struct bitcoin_cli *bcli)
 		      bcli_args(bcli),
 		      (int)bcli->output_bytes, bcli->output);
 
-	tips = tal_arr(bcli, struct sha256_double, 0);
+	valid = false;
 	end = json_next(tokens);
 	for (i = 0, t = tokens + 1; t < end; t = json_next(t), i++) {
+		const jsmntok_t *status = json_get_member(bcli->output, t, "status");
 		const jsmntok_t *hash = json_get_member(bcli->output, t, "hash");
-		tal_resize(&tips, i+1);
+
+		if (!json_tok_streq(bcli->output, status, "active")) {
+			log_debug(bcli->dstate->base_log,
+				  "Ignoring chaintip %.*s status %.*s",
+				  hash->end - hash->start,
+				  bcli->output + hash->start,
+				  status->end - status->start,
+				  bcli->output + status->start);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (valid) {
+			log_unusual(bcli->dstate->base_log,
+				    "%s: Two active chaintips? %.*s",
+				    bcli_args(bcli),
+				    (int)bcli->output_bytes, bcli->output);
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (!bitcoin_blkid_from_hex(bcli->output + hash->start,
 					    hash->end - hash->start,
-					    &tips[i]))
+					    &tip))
 			fatal("%s: gave bad hash for %zu'th tip (%.*s)?",
 			      bcli_args(bcli), i,
 			      (int)bcli->output_bytes, bcli->output);
+		valid = true;
 	}
-	if (i == 0)
-		fatal("%s: gave empty array (%.*s)?",
+	if (!valid)
+		fatal("%s: gave no active chaintips (%.*s)?",
 		      bcli_args(bcli), (int)bcli->output_bytes, bcli->output);
 
-	cb(bcli->dstate, tips, bcli->cb_arg);
+	cb(bcli->dstate, &tip, bcli->cb_arg);
 }
 
-void bitcoind_get_chaintips_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
-			     void (*cb)(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
-					struct sha256_double *blockids,
-					void *arg),
-			     void *arg)
+void bitcoind_get_chaintip_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
+			    void (*cb)(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
+				       const struct sha256_double *tipid,
+				       void *arg),
+			    void *arg)
 {
 	start_bitcoin_cli(dstate, process_chaintips, false, cb, arg,
 			  "getchaintips", NULL);
diff --git a/daemon/bitcoind.h b/daemon/bitcoind.h
index c192b1b0c..b92fdc377 100644
--- a/daemon/bitcoind.h
+++ b/daemon/bitcoind.h
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ void bitcoind_sendrawtx_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 						const char *),		\
 			    (arg))
 
-void bitcoind_get_chaintips_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
+void bitcoind_get_chaintip_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 			     void (*cb)(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
-					struct sha256_double *blockids,
+					const struct sha256_double *tipid,
 					void *arg),
 			     void *arg);
 
-#define bitcoind_get_chaintips(dstate, cb, arg)				\
-	bitcoind_get_chaintips_((dstate),				\
-				typesafe_cb_preargs(void, void *,	\
-						    (cb), (arg),	\
-						    struct lightningd_state *, \
-						    struct sha256_double *), \
-				(arg))
+#define bitcoind_get_chaintip(dstate, cb, arg)				\
+	bitcoind_get_chaintip_((dstate),				\
+			       typesafe_cb_preargs(void, void *,	\
+						   (cb), (arg),		\
+						   struct lightningd_state *, \
+						   const struct sha256_double *), \
+			       (arg))
 
 void bitcoind_getblockcount_(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 			     void (*cb)(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
diff --git a/daemon/chaintopology.c b/daemon/chaintopology.c
index e06319278..7ff4d4a27 100644
--- a/daemon/chaintopology.c
+++ b/daemon/chaintopology.c
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ struct topology {
 	struct block_map block_map;
 };
 
-static void start_poll_chaintips(struct lightningd_state *dstate);
+static void start_poll_chaintip(struct lightningd_state *dstate);
 
 static void next_topology_timer(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
 {
 	new_reltimer(dstate, dstate, dstate->config.poll_time,
-		     start_poll_chaintips, dstate);
+		     start_poll_chaintip, dstate);
 }
 
 static int cmp_times(const u32 *a, const u32 *b, void *unused)
@@ -374,29 +374,29 @@ static void gather_blocks(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 	next_topology_timer(dstate);
 }
 
-static void check_chaintips(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
-			    struct sha256_double *blockids,
-			    void *arg)
+static void check_chaintip(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
+			   const struct sha256_double *tipid,
+			   void *arg)
 {
 	struct topology *topo = dstate->topology;
 
 	/* 0 is the main tip. */
-	if (!topo->tip || !structeq(&blockids[0], &topo->tip->blkid))
-		bitcoind_getrawblock(dstate, &blockids[0], gather_blocks,
+	if (!topo->tip || !structeq(tipid, &topo->tip->blkid))
+		bitcoind_getrawblock(dstate, tipid, gather_blocks,
 				     (struct block *)NULL);
 	else
 		/* Next! */
 		next_topology_timer(dstate);
 }
 
-static void start_poll_chaintips(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
+static void start_poll_chaintip(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
 {
 	if (!list_empty(&dstate->bitcoin_req)) {
 		log_unusual(dstate->base_log,
 			    "Delaying start poll: commands in progress");
 		next_topology_timer(dstate);
 	} else
-		bitcoind_get_chaintips(dstate, check_chaintips, NULL);
+		bitcoind_get_chaintip(dstate, check_chaintip, NULL);
  }
 
 static void init_topo(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ static void init_topo(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 	topo->root->height = ptr2int(p);
 	block_map_add(&topo->block_map, topo->root);
 
-	/* Now grab chaintips immediately. */
-	bitcoind_get_chaintips(dstate, check_chaintips, NULL);
+	/* Now grab chaintip immediately. */
+	bitcoind_get_chaintip(dstate, check_chaintip, NULL);
 }
 
 static void get_init_block(struct lightningd_state *dstate,