diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 17e26426..5b18563a 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block, callback, force) {
 
         if (height > self.bestHeight) {
           self.bestHeight = height;
-          self.network.height = height;
+          self.network.updateHeight(height);
         }
 
         // If previous block wasn't ever seen,
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block, callback, force) {
           // getblocks sync, making it an orphan).
           if (block.getCoinbaseHeight() > self.bestHeight) {
             self.bestHeight = block.getCoinbaseHeight();
-            self.network.height = self.bestHeight;
+            self.network.updateHeight(self.bestHeight);
           }
 
           self.emit('orphan', block, {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/ldb.js b/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
index f6dd3f48..1ae2949a 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/ldb.js
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ ldb.parseOptions = function parseOptions(options) {
  */
 
 ldb.destroy = function destroy(options, callback) {
-  var backend = ldb.parseOptions(options).db;
+  options = ldb.parseOptions(options);
 
-  if (!backend.destroy)
+  if (!options.db.destroy)
     return utils.nextTick(callback);
 
-  backend.destroy(options.location, callback);
+  options.db.destroy(options.location, callback);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ ldb.destroy = function destroy(options, callback) {
  */
 
 ldb.repair = function repair(options, callback) {
-  var backend = ldb.parseOptions(options).db;
+  options = ldb.parseOptions(options);
 
-  if (!backend.repair)
+  if (!options.db.repair)
     return utils.asyncify(callback)(new Error('Cannot repair.'));
 
-  backend.repair(options.location, callback);
+  options.db.repair(options.location, callback);
 };
 
 /*