diff --git a/cli/paych.go b/cli/paych.go
index eef262272..171ab38ab 100644
--- a/cli/paych.go
+++ b/cli/paych.go
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ var paychAddFundsCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Usage:     "Add funds to the payment channel between fromAddress and toAddress. Creates the payment channel if it doesn't already exist.",
 	ArgsUsage: "[fromAddress toAddress amount]",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "restart-retrievals",
 			Usage: "restart stalled retrieval deals on this payment channel",
 			Value: true,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "reserve",
+			Usage: "mark funds as reserved",
+		},
 	},
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if cctx.Args().Len() != 3 {
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ var paychAddFundsCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return ShowHelp(cctx, fmt.Errorf("parsing amount failed: %s", err))
 		}
 
-		api, closer, err := GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
+		api, closer, err := GetFullNodeAPIV1(cctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ var paychAddFundsCmd = &cli.Command{
 
 		// Send a message to chain to create channel / add funds to existing
 		// channel
-		info, err := api.PaychGet(ctx, from, to, types.BigInt(amt))
+		info, err := api.PaychGet(ctx, from, to, types.BigInt(amt), cctx.Bool("reserve"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/paychmgr/store.go b/paychmgr/store.go
index bbc549b86..d5c8e1980 100644
--- a/paychmgr/store.go
+++ b/paychmgr/store.go
@@ -502,5 +502,11 @@ func unmarshallChannelInfo(stored *ChannelInfo, value []byte) (*ChannelInfo, err
 		stored.Channel = nil
 	}
 
+	// backwards compat
+	if stored.AvailableAmount.Int == nil {
+		stored.AvailableAmount = types.NewInt(0)
+		stored.PendingAvailableAmount = types.NewInt(0)
+	}
+
 	return stored, nil
 }