diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index cc36a162..99775da5 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ Peer.prototype._init = function init() {
   }, this._ping.interval);
 
   // Send hello
-  this._write(this.framer.version());
+  this._write(this.framer.version({
+    height: this.options.startHeight != null
+      ? this.options.startHeight
+      : 0,
+    relay: this.options.relay
+  }));
+
   this._req('verack', function(err, payload) {
     if (err)
       return self._error(err);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index a21185c9..7a1894d7 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: 750 * Math.random()
+    backoff: 750 * Math.random(),
+    startHeight: this.options.startHeight,
+    relay: this.options.relay
   });
   this.peers.load = peer;
 
@@ -248,7 +250,9 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: backoff
+    backoff: backoff,
+    startHeight: this.options.startHeight,
+    relay: this.options.relay
   });
 
   this.peers.pending.push(peer);
@@ -356,17 +360,19 @@ Pool.prototype.watch = function watch(id) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var hid = utils.toHex(id);
-  if (this.watchMap[hid])
-    this.watchMap[hid]++;
-  else
-    this.watchMap[hid] = 1;
+  if (id) {
+    var hid = utils.toHex(id);
+    if (this.watchMap[hid])
+      this.watchMap[hid]++;
+    else
+      this.watchMap[hid] = 1;
 
-  if (this.bloom.test(id, 'hex'))
-    return;
+    if (this.bloom.test(id, 'hex'))
+      return;
 
-  if (id)
     this.bloom.add(id, 'hex');
+  }
+
   if (this.peers.load)
     this.peers.load.updateWatch();
   for (var i = 0; i < this.peers.block.length; i++)
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index 4970e645..94ceebcd 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Framer.prototype.version = function version(packet) {
   }
 
   // Start height
-  off += writeU32(p, packet.height, off);
+  off += writeU32(p, packet.height || 0, off);
 
   // Relay
   p[off++] = packet.relay ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index 4bceca0f..f7c8dfbb 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Parser.prototype.parseVersion = function parseVersion(p) {
   var nonce = { lo: readU32(p, 72), hi: readU32(p, 76) };
 
   // Start height
-  var weight = readU32(p, 81);
+  var height = readU32(p, 81);
 
   // Relay
   var relay = p.length >= 86 ? p[85] === 1 : true;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Parser.prototype.parseVersion = function parseVersion(p) {
     services: services,
     ts: ts,
     nonce: nonce,
-    weight: weight,
+    height: height,
     relay: relay
   };
 };
diff --git a/test/protocol-test.js b/test/protocol-test.js
index 808cce94..96476e70 100644
--- a/test/protocol-test.js
+++ b/test/protocol-test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ describe('Protocol', function() {
   packetTest('version', {}, function(payload) {
     assert.equal(payload.v, 70002);
     assert.equal(payload.relay, false);
+    assert.equal(payload.height, 0);
+  });
+
+  packetTest('version', { relay: true, height: 10 }, function(payload) {
+    assert.equal(payload.v, 70002);
+    assert.equal(payload.relay, true);
+    assert.equal(payload.height, 10);
   });
 
   packetTest('verack', {}, function(payload) {