diff --git a/backends/LND.ts b/backends/LND.ts
index 754355f04..ac4476d13 100644
--- a/backends/LND.ts
+++ b/backends/LND.ts
@@ -253,10 +253,14 @@ export default class LND {
         this.getRequest(`/v1/graph/node/${urlParams && urlParams[0]}`);
     getFees = () => this.getRequest('/v1/fees');
     setFees = (data: any) => {
+        // handle commas in place of decimals
+        const base_fee_msat = data.base_fee_msat.replace(/,/g, '.');
+        const fee_rate = data.fee_rate.replace(/,/g, '.');
+
         if (data.global) {
             return this.postRequest('/v1/chanpolicy', {
-                base_fee_msat: data.base_fee_msat,
-                fee_rate: `${Number(data.fee_rate) / 100}`,
+                base_fee_msat,
+                fee_rate: `${Number(fee_rate) / 100}`,
                 global: true,
                 time_lock_delta: Number(data.time_lock_delta),
                 min_htlc_msat: data.min_htlc
@@ -269,8 +273,8 @@ export default class LND {
             });
         }
         return this.postRequest('/v1/chanpolicy', {
-            base_fee_msat: data.base_fee_msat,
-            fee_rate: `${Number(data.fee_rate) / 100}`,
+            base_fee_msat,
+            fee_rate: `${Number(fee_rate) / 100}`,
             chan_point: {
                 funding_txid_str: data.chan_point.funding_txid_str,
                 output_index: data.chan_point.output_index