diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
index a06d092e7..79bd403eb 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ChannelOpenProgressDialog.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ ElDialog {
     property alias error: errorText.text
     property alias peer: peerText.text
 
+    function reset() {
+        state = ''
+        errorText.text = ''
+        peerText.text = ''
+    }
+
     Item {
         id: s
         state: ''
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ ElDialog {
         id: content
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         width: parent.width
+        spacing: constants.paddingLarge
 
         RowLayout {
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@ ElDialog {
                 id: infoText
                 visible: false
                 text: qsTr('Channel will be open after 3 confirmations')
+                width: parent.width
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
index 2950284ad..cfb6bf6f6 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/OpenChannel.qml
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ Pane {
         }
     }
 
-    property var channelOpenProgressDialogInstance
-    Component {
-        id: channelOpenProgressDialog
-        ChannelOpenProgressDialog { }
-    }
-
     ChannelOpener {
         id: channelopener
         wallet: Daemon.currentWallet
@@ -190,21 +184,22 @@ Pane {
         }
         onChannelOpening: {
             console.log('Channel is opening')
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance = channelOpenProgressDialog.createObject(app, {peer: peer})
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance.open()
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.reset()
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.peer = peer
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.open()
         }
         onChannelOpenError: {
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance.state = 'failed'
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance.error = message
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.state = 'failed'
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.error = message
         }
         onChannelOpenSuccess: {
             var message = 'success!'
             if (!has_backup)
                 message = message + ' (but no backup. TODO: show QR)'
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance.state = 'success'
-            channelOpenProgressDialogInstance.error = message
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.state = 'success'
+            app.channelOpenProgressDialog.error = message
             channelopener.wallet.channelModel.new_channel(cid)
-//             app.stack.pop()
+            app.stack.pop()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
index 88f1f3f7f..38a5be2ee 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ ApplicationWindow
         }
     }
 
+    property alias channelOpenProgressDialog: _channelOpenProgressDialog
+    ChannelOpenProgressDialog {
+        id: _channelOpenProgressDialog
+    }
+
     NotificationPopup {
         id: notificationPopup
     }