diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index 5052f166..2a71eefd 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -56,8 +56,13 @@ Framer.prototype.packet = function packet(cmd, payload) {
   return Buffer.concat([h, payload]);
 };
 
-Framer.prototype.version = function version(packet) {
-  return this.packet('version', Framer.version(packet, this.agent));
+Framer.prototype.version = function version(options) {
+  if (!options)
+    options = {};
+
+  options.agent = this.agent;
+
+  return this.packet('version', Framer.version(options));
 };
 
 Framer.prototype.verack = function verack() {
@@ -179,17 +184,19 @@ Framer.address = function addr(data, full) {
   return p;
 };
 
-Framer.version = function version(packet, agent) {
+Framer.version = function version(options) {
   var off = 0;
   var p, i, remote, local;
 
-  if (!agent)
-    agent = new Buffer(constants.userAgent, 'ascii');
+  if (!options.agent)
+    options.agent = new Buffer(constants.userAgent, 'ascii');
 
-  p = new Buffer(85 + utils.sizeIntv(agent.length) + agent.length);
+  p = new Buffer(85
+    + utils.sizeIntv(options.agent.length)
+    + options.agent.length);
 
-  if (!packet)
-    packet = {};
+  if (!options)
+    options = {};
 
   // Version
   off += utils.writeU32(p, constants.version, off);
@@ -201,11 +208,11 @@ Framer.version = function version(packet, agent) {
   off += utils.write64(p, utils.now(), off);
 
   // Their address (recv)
-  remote = Framer.address(packet.remote || {});
+  remote = Framer.address(options.remote || {});
   off += utils.copy(remote, p, off);
 
   // Our address (from)
-  local = Framer.address(packet.local || {});
+  local = Framer.address(options.local || {});
   off += utils.copy(local, p, off);
 
   // Nonce, very dramatic
@@ -218,10 +225,10 @@ Framer.version = function version(packet, agent) {
   off += utils.copy(agent, p, off);
 
   // Start height
-  off += utils.writeU32(p, packet.height || 0, off);
+  off += utils.writeU32(p, options.height || 0, off);
 
   // Relay
-  p[off++] = packet.relay ? 1 : 0;
+  p[off++] = options.relay ? 1 : 0;
 
   assert(off === p.length);