diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index bcdf75a7..edd593b9 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   });
 
   peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
+    if (!self.options.spv)
+      return;
     if (!self.syncing)
       return;
     // If the peer sent us a block that was added
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   });
 
   peer.on('block', function(block) {
+    if (self.options.spv)
+      return;
     if (!self.syncing)
       return;
     // If the peer sent us a block that was added
@@ -898,10 +902,14 @@ Pool.prototype._addLeech = function _addLeech(socket) {
   });
 
   peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
+    if (!self.options.spv)
+      return;
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
   peer.on('block', function(block) {
+    if (self.options.spv)
+      return;
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
@@ -978,10 +986,14 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer() {
   });
 
   peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
+    if (!self.options.spv)
+      return;
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
   peer.on('block', function(block) {
+    if (self.options.spv)
+      return;
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx.js b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
index 5ac1f6cb..8c2c8c4c 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function TX(data, block) {
 }
 
 TX.prototype.setBlock = function setBlock(block) {
-  this.network = block.network;
+  this.network = true;
   this.relayedBy = block.relayedBy;
   this.ts = block.ts;
   this.block = block.hash('hex');