diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
index c996858cc..b050e509e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Pane {
                 message = message + ' (but no backup. TODO: show QR)'
             var dialog = app.messageDialog.createObject(root, { 'text': message })
             dialog.open()
-            channelopener.wallet.channelModel.new_channel(cid)
+//             channelopener.wallet.channelModel.new_channel(cid)
             app.stack.pop()
         }
     }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
index 8d98063a9..8003e69b9 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class QEChannelListModel(QAbstractListModel):
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
     def new_channel(self, cid):
+        self._logger.debug('new channel with cid ' % cid)
         lnchannels = self.wallet.lnworker.channels
         for channel in lnchannels.values():
             self._logger.debug(repr(channel))
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ class QEChannelListModel(QAbstractListModel):
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
     def remove_channel(self, cid):
+        self._logger.debug('remove channel with cid ' % cid)
         i = 0
         for channel in self.channels:
             if cid == channel['cid']: