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   expiration date would overwrite it to 0 (never expires). It now correctly
   defaults to -1 (no change).
 
+* [Gate wallet-ready status on lnd's actual RPC
+  readiness](https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/pull/1353):
+  Fixed a startup race where litd could report the LND sub-server as "Wallet
+  Ready" before lnd's RPC interceptor had actually left its
+  `WAITING_TO_START` state, so the very next call could still fail with
+  `rpc error: ... waiting to start`.
+
 ### Functional Changes/Additions
 
 * [Support for SQL database