+ // We have to have some headroom to broadcast on chain if we have the preimage, so make sure we have at least
+ // HTLC_FAIL_BACK_BUFFER blocks to go.
+ // Also, ensure that, in the case of an unknown payment hash, our payment logic has enough time to fail the HTLC backward
+ // before our onchain logic triggers a channel closure (see HTLC_FAIL_BACK_BUFFER rational).
+ if (msg.cltv_expiry as u64) <= self.latest_block_height.load(Ordering::Acquire) as u64 + HTLC_FAIL_BACK_BUFFER as u64 + 1 {