diff --git a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
index 4e6e0c1fe20d..3c6df9ca837a 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
@@ -3453,6 +3453,7 @@ static void direct_pay_override(struct payment *p) {
 		p->route[0].scid = hint->scid.scid;
 		p->route[0].direction = hint->scid.dir;
 		p->route[0].node_id = *p->route_destination;
+		p->route[0].total_amount = hint->overall_capacity;
 		paymod_log(p, LOG_DBG,
 			   "Found a direct channel (%s) with sufficient "
 			   "capacity, skipping route computation.",