diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 677d147db..9456a770d 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -958,9 +958,9 @@ func (p *peer) readHandler() {
 		p.Disconnect(err)
 	})
 
-	// Initialize our negotiated gossip sync method before reading
-	// messages off the wire. When using gossip queries, this ensures
-	// a gossip syncer is active by the time query messages arrive.
+	// Initialize our negotiated gossip sync method before reading messages
+	// off the wire. When using gossip queries, this ensures a gossip
+	// syncer is active by the time query messages arrive.
 	//
 	// TODO(conner): have peer store gossip syncer directly and bypass
 	// gossiper?
@@ -2146,18 +2146,21 @@ func (p *peer) WipeChannel(chanPoint *wire.OutPoint) error {
 // handleInitMsg handles the incoming init message which contains global and
 // local features vectors. If feature vectors are incompatible then disconnect.
 func (p *peer) handleInitMsg(msg *lnwire.Init) error {
-	p.remoteLocalFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector(msg.LocalFeatures,
-		lnwire.LocalFeatures)
-	p.remoteGlobalFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector(msg.GlobalFeatures,
-		lnwire.GlobalFeatures)
+	p.remoteLocalFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector(
+		msg.LocalFeatures, lnwire.LocalFeatures,
+	)
+	p.remoteGlobalFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector(
+		msg.GlobalFeatures, lnwire.GlobalFeatures,
+	)
 
+	// Now that we have their features loaded, we'll ensure that they
+	// didn't set any required bits that we don't know of.
 	unknownLocalFeatures := p.remoteLocalFeatures.UnknownRequiredFeatures()
 	if len(unknownLocalFeatures) > 0 {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Peer set unknown local feature bits: %v",
 			unknownLocalFeatures)
 		return err
 	}
-
 	unknownGlobalFeatures := p.remoteGlobalFeatures.UnknownRequiredFeatures()
 	if len(unknownGlobalFeatures) > 0 {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Peer set unknown global feature bits: %v",
@@ -2165,6 +2168,13 @@ func (p *peer) handleInitMsg(msg *lnwire.Init) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Now that we know we understand their requirements, we'll check to
+	// see if they don't support anything that we deem to be mandatory.
+	switch {
+	case !p.remoteLocalFeatures.HasFeature(lnwire.DataLossProtectRequired):
+		return fmt.Errorf("data loss protection required")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 70a8fa440..dacc54ec5 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ func (s *server) peerConnected(conn net.Conn, connReq *connmgr.ConnReq,
 
 	// We'll signal that we understand the data loss protection feature,
 	// and also that we support the new gossip query features.
-	localFeatures.Set(lnwire.DataLossProtectOptional)
+	localFeatures.Set(lnwire.DataLossProtectRequired)
 	localFeatures.Set(lnwire.GossipQueriesOptional)
 
 	// Now that we've established a connection, create a peer, and it to