diff --git a/app/controllers/lnurlpay_controller.rb b/app/controllers/lnurlpay_controller.rb
index 66e364b..fa9f946 100644
--- a/app/controllers/lnurlpay_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/lnurlpay_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class LnurlpayController < ApplicationController
     validate_amount(amount)
 
     payment_request = @user.ln_create_invoice({
-      amount: amount,
+      amount: amount / 1000, # we create invoices in sats
       description_hash: Digest::SHA2.hexdigest(metadata(address))
     })