diff --git a/electrum/lnwatcher.py b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
index d6836521e..7927f650e 100644
--- a/electrum/lnwatcher.py
+++ b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ class LNWatcher(Logger, EventListener):
         chan = self.lnworker.channel_by_txo(funding_outpoint)
         if not chan:
             return False
-        if not chan.need_to_subscribe():
-            return False
-        self.logger.info(f'sweep_commitment_transaction {funding_outpoint}')
         # detect who closed and get information about how to claim outputs
         is_local_ctx, sweep_info_dict = chan.get_ctx_sweep_info(closing_tx)
         # note: we need to keep watching *at least* until the closing tx is deeply mined,
diff --git a/tests/regtest/regtest.sh b/tests/regtest/regtest.sh
index af3dc8d78..718696a4b 100755
--- a/tests/regtest/regtest.sh
+++ b/tests/regtest/regtest.sh
@@ -344,6 +344,12 @@ if [[ $1 == "swapserver_forceclose" ]]; then
     wait_until_spent $ctx_id $output_index
     new_blocks 144
     wait_for_balance bob 0.999
+    # check that the closing tx is in alice's onchain_history. Since this tx does not
+    # touch alice's wallet addresses, this test requires accounting_addresses to be set
+    if [[ ! $($alice onchain_history| jq --arg txid $ctx_id '.[]|select(.txid == $txid)') ]]; then
+       echo "accounting_address not set"
+       exit 1
+    fi
 fi