diff --git a/src/ckb/channel.rs b/src/ckb/channel.rs
index bd39b899a..c6f8bb9a9 100644
--- a/src/ckb/channel.rs
+++ b/src/ckb/channel.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use crate::ckb::NetworkActorEvent;
-
 use super::{
     network::{OpenChannelCommand, PCNMessageWithPeerId},
     serde_utils::EntityWrapperBase64,
@@ -22,11 +20,14 @@ use super::{
         AcceptChannel, ChannelReady, CommitmentSigned, Hash256, OpenChannel, PCNMessage, Privkey,
         Pubkey, TxAdd, TxCollaborationMsg, TxComplete, TxRemove,
     },
-    NetworkActorCommand, NetworkActorMessage,
+    NetworkActorCommand, NetworkActorEvent, NetworkActorMessage,
 };
 
 pub enum ChannelActorMessage {
+    /// Command are the messages that are sent to the channel actor to perform some action.
+    /// It is normally generated from a user request.
     Command(ChannelCommand),
+    /// PeerMessage are the messages sent from the peer.
     PeerMessage(PCNMessage),
 }
 
@@ -403,13 +404,13 @@ impl Actor for ChannelActor {
 
     async fn handle(
         &self,
-        _myself: ActorRef<Self::Msg>,
+        myself: ActorRef<Self::Msg>,
         message: Self::Msg,
         state: &mut Self::State,
     ) -> Result<(), ActorProcessingErr> {
         match message {
             ChannelActorMessage::PeerMessage(message) => {
-                if let Err(error) = state.handle_peer_message(message) {
+                if let Err(error) = state.handle_peer_message(message, self.network.clone()) {
                     error!("Error while processing channel message: {:?}", error);
                 }
             }
@@ -701,13 +702,21 @@ impl ChannelActorState {
     pub fn handle_peer_message(
         &mut self,
         message: PCNMessage,
+        network: ActorRef<NetworkActorMessage>,
     ) -> Result<(), ProcessingChannelError> {
         match message {
             PCNMessage::OpenChannel(_) => {
                 panic!("OpenChannel message should be processed while prestarting")
             }
             PCNMessage::AcceptChannel(accept_channel) => {
-                self.handle_accept_channel_message(accept_channel)
+                self.handle_accept_channel_message(accept_channel)?;
+                self.fill_in_channel_id();
+                network
+                    .send_message(NetworkActorMessage::new_event(
+                        NetworkActorEvent::ChannelAccepted(self.id(), self.temp_id),
+                    ))
+                    .expect("network actor alive");
+                Ok(())
             }
             PCNMessage::TxAdd(tx) => {
                 self.handle_tx_collaboration_msg(TxCollaborationMsg::TxAdd(tx))
diff --git a/src/ckb/network.rs b/src/ckb/network.rs
index a1e1af148..098f7d79e 100644
--- a/src/ckb/network.rs
+++ b/src/ckb/network.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ pub enum NetworkActorEvent {
     PeerMessage(PeerId, SessionContext, PCNMessage),
 
     /// Channel related events.
+    /// A new channel is created and the peer id and actor reference is given here.
     ChannelCreated(Hash256, PeerId, ActorRef<ChannelActorMessage>),
+    /// A channel has been accepted. The two Hash256 are respectively newly agreed channel id and temp channel id.
+    ChannelAccepted(Hash256, Hash256),
 
     /// Network service events to be sent to outside observers.
     NetworkServiceEvent(NetworkServiceEvent),
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ impl NetworkActor {
                 debug!("Test message {:?}", test);
             }
 
-            _ => match state.channels.remove(&message.get_channel_id()) {
+            _ => match state.channels.get(&message.get_channel_id()) {
                 None => {
                     return Err(Error::ChannelNotFound(message.get_channel_id()));
                 }
@@ -328,9 +331,10 @@ impl NetworkActorState {
     fn on_channel_created(
         &mut self,
         id: Hash256,
-        _peer_id: PeerId,
+        peer_id: PeerId,
         actor: ActorRef<ChannelActorMessage>,
     ) {
+        debug!("Channel to peer {:?} created: {:?}", &peer_id, &id);
         self.channels.insert(id, actor);
     }
 }
@@ -408,6 +412,12 @@ impl Actor for NetworkActor {
                 NetworkActorEvent::ChannelCreated(channel_id, peer_id, actor) => {
                     state.on_channel_created(channel_id, peer_id, actor)
                 }
+                NetworkActorEvent::ChannelAccepted(new, old) => {
+                    assert_ne!(new, old, "new and old channel id must be different");
+                    let channel = state.channels.remove(&old).expect("channel exists");
+                    state.channels.insert(new, channel);
+                    debug!("Channel accepted: {:?} -> {:?}", old, new);
+                }
                 NetworkActorEvent::PeerMessage(peer_id, session, message) => {
                     self.handle_peer_message(myself, state, peer_id, session, message)
                         .await?