diff --git a/lnbits/core/services.py b/lnbits/core/services.py
index 57722dfd5..3ce1248b8 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/services.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/services.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ async def pay_invoice(
                 )
                 await delete_payment(temp_id, conn=conn)
         else:
+            async with db.connect() as conn:
+                await delete_payment(temp_id, conn=conn)
             raise PaymentFailure(
                 payment.error_message
                 or "Payment failed, but backend didn't give us an error message."
@@ -314,7 +316,8 @@ async def check_invoice_status(
     if not payment.pending:
         return status
     if payment.is_out and status.failed:
-        print(f" - deleting outgoing failed payment {payment.checking_id}: {status}")
+        print(
+            f" - deleting outgoing failed payment {payment.checking_id}: {status}")
         await payment.delete()
     elif not status.pending:
         print(
diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index b0ea56098..c919821ff 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def api_update_wallet(
 @core_app.get("/api/v1/payments")
 async def api_payments(wallet: WalletTypeInfo = Depends(get_key_type)):
     await get_payments(wallet_id=wallet.wallet.id, pending=True, complete=True)
-    pendingPayments = await get_payments(wallet_id=wallet.wallet.id, pending=True)
+    pendingPayments = await get_payments(wallet_id=wallet.wallet.id, pending=True, exclude_uncheckable=True)
     for payment in pendingPayments:
         await check_invoice_status(
             wallet_id=payment.wallet_id, payment_hash=payment.payment_hash
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ async def api_payments_create(
     invoiceData: CreateInvoiceData = Body(...),
 ):
     if wallet.wallet_type < 0 or wallet.wallet_type > 2:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Key is invalid")
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, detail="Key is invalid")
 
     if invoiceData.out is True and wallet.wallet_type == 0:
         if not invoiceData.bolt11:
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@ async def api_payments_create(
         return await api_payments_pay_invoice(
             invoiceData.bolt11, wallet.wallet
         )  # admin key
-    return await api_payments_create_invoice(invoiceData, wallet.wallet)  # invoice key
+    # invoice key
+    return await api_payments_create_invoice(invoiceData, wallet.wallet)
 
 
 class CreateLNURLData(BaseModel):
@@ -372,14 +374,16 @@ async def api_lnurlscan(code: str):
         params.update(callback=url)  # with k1 already in it
 
         lnurlauth_key = g().wallet.lnurlauth_key(domain)
-        params.update(pubkey=lnurlauth_key.verifying_key.to_string("compressed").hex())
+        params.update(
+            pubkey=lnurlauth_key.verifying_key.to_string("compressed").hex())
     else:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
             r = await client.get(url, timeout=5)
             if r.is_error:
                 raise HTTPException(
                     status_code=HTTPStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-                    detail={"domain": domain, "message": "failed to get parameters"},
+                    detail={"domain": domain,
+                            "message": "failed to get parameters"},
                 )
 
         try:
@@ -409,7 +413,8 @@ async def api_lnurlscan(code: str):
 
             if tag == "withdrawRequest":
                 params.update(kind="withdraw")
-                params.update(fixed=data["minWithdrawable"] == data["maxWithdrawable"])
+                params.update(fixed=data["minWithdrawable"]
+                              == data["maxWithdrawable"])
 
                 # callback with k1 already in it
                 parsed_callback: ParseResult = urlparse(data["callback"])
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py b/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
index f0824dacc..e3addfd68 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/lndrest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import base64
 from os import getenv
 from typing import Optional, Dict, AsyncGenerator
 
+from lnbits import bolt11 as lnbits_bolt11
+
 from .base import (
     StatusResponse,
     InvoiceResponse,
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ class LndRestWallet(Wallet):
         endpoint = getenv("LND_REST_ENDPOINT")
         endpoint = endpoint[:-1] if endpoint.endswith("/") else endpoint
         endpoint = (
-            "https://" + endpoint if not endpoint.startswith("http") else endpoint
+            "https://" +
+            endpoint if not endpoint.startswith("http") else endpoint
         )
         self.endpoint = endpoint
 
@@ -89,10 +92,21 @@ class LndRestWallet(Wallet):
 
     async def pay_invoice(self, bolt11: str) -> PaymentResponse:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=self.cert) as client:
+            # set the fee limit for the payment
+            invoice = lnbits_bolt11.decode(bolt11)
+            lnrpcFeeLimit = dict()
+            if invoice.amount_msat > 1000_000:
+                lnrpcFeeLimit["percent"] = "1"  # in percent
+            else:
+                lnrpcFeeLimit["fixed"] = "10"  # in sat
+
             r = await client.post(
                 url=f"{self.endpoint}/v1/channels/transactions",
                 headers=self.auth,
-                json={"payment_request": bolt11},
+                json={
+                    "payment_request": bolt11,
+                    "fee_limit": lnrpcFeeLimit,
+                },
                 timeout=180,
             )
 
@@ -168,7 +182,8 @@ class LndRestWallet(Wallet):
                             except:
                                 continue
 
-                            payment_hash = base64.b64decode(inv["r_hash"]).hex()
+                            payment_hash = base64.b64decode(
+                                inv["r_hash"]).hex()
                             yield payment_hash
             except (OSError, httpx.ConnectError, httpx.ReadError):
                 pass