diff --git a/electrum/channel_db.py b/electrum/channel_db.py
index 243f6559c..904426254 100644
--- a/electrum/channel_db.py
+++ b/electrum/channel_db.py
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ class ChannelDB(SqlDB):
         self.lock = threading.RLock()
         self.num_nodes = 0
         self.num_channels = 0
+        self.num_policies = 0
         self._channel_updates_for_private_channels = {}  # type: Dict[Tuple[bytes, bytes], Tuple[dict, int]]
         # note: ^ we could maybe move this cache into PaySession instead of being global.
         #       That would only make sense though if PaySessions were never too short
diff --git a/tests/test_lnpeer.py b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
index b2b77bb4b..aeeec07a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_lnpeer.py
+++ b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class MockNetwork:
         self.channel_db = ChannelDB(self)
         self.channel_db.data_loaded.set()
         self.path_finder = LNPathFinder(self.channel_db)
+        self.lngossip = MockLNGossip()
         self.tx_queue = tx_queue
         self._blockchain = MockBlockchain()
 
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ class MockWallet:
         return ''
 
 
+class MockLNGossip:
+    def get_sync_progress_estimate(self):
+        return None, None, None
+
+
 class MockLNWallet(Logger, EventListener, NetworkRetryManager[LNPeerAddr]):
     MPP_EXPIRY = 2  # HTLC timestamps are cast to int, so this cannot be 1
     PAYMENT_TIMEOUT = 120