diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5f0889ce..9a3fe1e8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    branch: "test"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d959cec0..c3c48fc1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.4",
         "@types/chai-string": "^1.4.5",
         "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
-        "@types/eccrypto": "^1.1.3",
+        "@types/eccrypto": "^1.1.6",
         "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.6",
         "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
         "@types/node": "^16.11.10",
@@ -598,10 +598,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/eccrypto": {
-      "version": "1.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/eccrypto/-/eccrypto-1.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3O0qER6JMYReqVbcQTGmXeMHdw3O+rVps63tlo5g5zoB3altJS8yzSvboSivwVWeYO9o5jSATu7P0UIqYZPgow==",
+      "version": "1.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/eccrypto/-/eccrypto-1.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rsmcX5LdDZ3xN2W3al6+YR+XNmiQWlXSwVhsU184QOwNQNJ83YpwvAt8a7cT7y3RpVWkKWmXoIFdanI/z38rNQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/expect": "^1.20.4",
         "@types/node": "*"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36e7c437..635e9b84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.4",
     "@types/chai-string": "^1.4.5",
     "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
-    "@types/eccrypto": "^1.1.3",
+    "@types/eccrypto": "^1.1.6",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.6",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
     "@types/node": "^16.11.10",
diff --git a/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts b/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
index 2d445d07..0cf25ba9 100644
--- a/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
+++ b/src/services/lnd/lnd.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { AddInvoiceReq } from './addInvoiceReq.js';
 import { PayInvoiceReq } from './payInvoiceReq.js';
 import { SendCoinsReq } from './sendCoinsReq.js';
 import { LndSettings, AddressPaidCb, InvoicePaidCb, NodeInfo, Invoice, DecodedInvoice, PaidInvoice, NewBlockCb, HtlcCb, BalanceInfo } from './settings.js';
-import { getLogger } from '../helpers/logger.js';
+import { ERROR, getLogger } from '../helpers/logger.js';
 import { HtlcEvent_EventType } from '../../../proto/lnd/router.js';
 import { LiquidityProvider, LiquidityRequest } from '../main/liquidityProvider.js';
 import { Utils } from '../helpers/utilsWrapper.js';
@@ -464,6 +464,25 @@ export default class {
         return res.response
     }
 
+    async GetPaymentFromHash(paymentHash: string): Promise<Payment | null> {
+        const abortController = new AbortController()
+        const stream = this.router.trackPaymentV2({
+            paymentHash: Buffer.from(paymentHash, 'hex'),
+            noInflightUpdates: false
+        }, { abort: abortController.signal })
+        return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+            stream.responses.onError(error => {
+                this.log(ERROR, "error with trackPaymentV2", error.message)
+                rej(null)
+            })
+            stream.responses.onMessage(payment => {
+                abortController.abort()
+                res(payment)
+            })
+        })
+
+    }
+
     async ListPeers() {
         const res = await this.lightning.listPeers({ latestError: true }, DeadLineMetadata())
         return res.response
diff --git a/src/services/main/paymentManager.ts b/src/services/main/paymentManager.ts
index 28c539e6..91f27554 100644
--- a/src/services/main/paymentManager.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/paymentManager.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { MainSettings } from './settings.js'
 import { InboundOptionals, defaultInvoiceExpiry } from '../storage/paymentStorage.js'
 import LND from '../lnd/lnd.js'
 import { Application } from '../storage/entity/Application.js'
-import { getLogger, PubLogger } from '../helpers/logger.js'
+import { ERROR, getLogger, PubLogger } from '../helpers/logger.js'
 import { UserReceivingAddress } from '../storage/entity/UserReceivingAddress.js'
 import { AddressPaidCb, InvoicePaidCb, PaidInvoice } from '../lnd/settings.js'
 import { UserReceivingInvoice, ZapInfo } from '../storage/entity/UserReceivingInvoice.js'
@@ -124,23 +124,10 @@ export default class {
     }
 
     checkPendingLndPayment = async (log: PubLogger, p: UserInvoicePayment) => {
-        if (p.paymentIndex === 0 || p.paymentIndex === -1) {
-            log("found a pending payment with no payment index, skipping", p.serial_id)
-            //const fullAmount = p.paid_amount + p.service_fees + p.routing_fees
-            //log("found a pending payment with no payment index, refunding", fullAmount, "sats to user", p.user.user_id)
-            //await this.storage.txQueue.PushToQueue({
-            //    dbTx: true, description: "refund failed pending payment", exec: async tx => {
-            //        await this.storage.userStorage.IncrementUserBalance(p.user.user_id, fullAmount, "payment_refund:" + p.invoice, tx)
-            //        await this.storage.paymentStorage.UpdateExternalPayment(p.serial_id, 0, 0, false)
-            //    }
-            //})
-            return
-        }
-        console.log({ p })
-        const paymentRes = await this.lnd.GetPayment(p.paymentIndex)
-        const payment = paymentRes.payments[0]
-        if (!payment || Number(payment.paymentIndex) !== p.paymentIndex) {
-            log("lnd payment not found for pending payment", p.serial_id, "with index", p.paymentIndex)
+        const decoded = await this.lnd.DecodeInvoice(p.invoice)
+        const payment = await this.lnd.GetPaymentFromHash(decoded.paymentHash)
+        if (!payment || payment.paymentHash !== decoded.paymentHash) {
+            log(ERROR, "lnd payment not found for pending payment hash ", decoded.paymentHash)
             return
         }