diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 236539cf..ecb64348 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ Chain.prototype.resetTimeAsync = function resetTimeAsync(ts, callback, force) {
   }, true);
 };
 
-Chain.prototype._onFlush = function _onFlush(callback) {
+Chain.prototype.onFlush = function onFlush(callback) {
   if (this.pending.length === 0)
     return callback();
 
@@ -1248,8 +1248,8 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(initial, peer, callback, force) {
 
         self.emit('add block', block);
 
-        // Fullfill request
-        self.request.fullfill(hash, block);
+        // Fulfill request
+        self.request.fulfill(hash, block);
 
         handleOrphans();
       });
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index eda816ee..c7f8ce69 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ function Peer(pool, options) {
     interval: this.options.pingInterval || 30000
   };
 
-  this._blockQueue = [];
-  this._txQueue = [];
+  this.queue = {
+    block: [],
+    tx: []
+  };
 
   Peer.uid.iaddn(1);
 
@@ -635,7 +637,7 @@ Peer.prototype.loadHeaders = function loadHeaders(hashes, stop) {
   this._write(this.framer.getHeaders(hashes, stop));
 };
 
-Peer.prototype.loadBlocks = function loadBlocks(hashes, stop) {
+Peer.prototype.getBlocks = function getBlocks(hashes, stop) {
   utils.debug(
     'Requesting inv packet from %s with getblocks',
     this.host);
@@ -646,13 +648,7 @@ Peer.prototype.loadBlocks = function loadBlocks(hashes, stop) {
   this._write(this.framer.getBlocks(hashes, stop));
 };
 
-Peer.prototype.loadItems = function loadItems(hashes, stop) {
-  if (this.pool.options.headers)
-    return this.loadHeaders(hashes, stop);
-  return this.loadBlocks(hashes, stop);
-};
-
-Peer.prototype.loadMempool = function loadMempool() {
+Peer.prototype.getMempool = function getMempool() {
   utils.debug(
     'Requesting inv packet from %s with mempool',
     this.host);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 25d6b8e7..4a6a5b75 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   this.startServer();
 };
 
-Pool.prototype.loadBlocks = function loadBlocks(peer, top, stop) {
+Pool.prototype.getBlocks = function getBlocks(peer, top, stop) {
   var self = this;
-  this.chain._onFlush(function() {
+  this.chain.onFlush(function() {
     self.chain.getLocatorAsync(top, function(err, locator) {
       if (err)
         throw err;
-      peer.loadBlocks(locator, stop);
+      peer.getBlocks(locator, stop);
     });
   });
 };
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ Pool.prototype.loadBlocks = function loadBlocks(peer, top, stop) {
 Pool.prototype.loadOrphan = function loadOrphan(peer, top, orphan) {
   var self = this;
   assert(orphan);
-  this.chain._onFlush(function() {
+  this.chain.onFlush(function() {
     self.chain.getLocatorAsync(top, function(err, locator) {
       if (err)
         throw err;
-      peer.loadBlocks(
+      peer.getBlocks(
         locator,
         self.chain.getOrphanRoot(orphan)
       );
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ Pool.prototype.loadOrphan = function loadOrphan(peer, top, orphan) {
   });
 };
 
-Pool.prototype.loadHeaders = function loadHeaders(peer, top, stop) {
+Pool.prototype.getHeaders = function getHeaders(peer, top, stop) {
   var self = this;
-  this.chain._onFlush(function() {
+  this.chain.onFlush(function() {
     self.chain.getLocatorAsync(top, function(err, locator) {
       if (err)
         throw err;
-      peer.loadHeaders(locator, stop);
+      peer.getHeaders(locator, stop);
     });
   });
 };
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer) {
       break;
 
     if (!this.chain.has(block))
-      this._request(blockPeer, this.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
+      this.getData(blockPeer, this.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
 
     last = block;
   }
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer) {
   // simply tries to find the latest block in
   // the peer's chain.
   if (last && headers.length === 2000)
-    this.loadHeaders(peer, last, null);
+    this.getHeaders(peer, last, null);
 
   // Reset interval to avoid calling getheaders unnecessarily
   this._startInterval();
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
 
   this.emit('blocks', hashes);
 
-  this.chain._onFlush(function() {
+  this.chain.onFlush(function() {
     for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
       hash = hashes[i];
 
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
 
       // Request a block if we don't have it.
       if (!self.chain.has(hash)) {
-        self._request(peer, self.block.type, hash);
+        self.getData(peer, self.block.type, hash);
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -607,10 +607,10 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
       // from the last hash.
       if (i === hashes.length - 1) {
         // Request more hashes:
-        self.loadBlocks(peer, hash, null);
+        self.getBlocks(peer, hash, null);
 
         // Re-download the block (traditional method):
-        // self._request(peer, self.block.type, hash);
+        // self.getData(peer, self.block.type, hash, { force: true });
 
         continue;
       }
@@ -635,9 +635,9 @@ Pool.prototype._handleInv = function _handleInv(hashes, peer) {
     hash = utils.toHex(hashes[i]);
     if (!this.chain.has(hash)) {
       if (this.options.headers)
-        this.loadHeaders(this.peers.load, null, hash);
+        this.getHeaders(this.peers.load, null, hash);
       else
-        this._request(peer, this.block.type, hash);
+        this.getData(peer, this.block.type, hash);
     }
   }
 };
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer, callback) {
   callback = utils.asyncify(callback);
 
   // Fulfill our request.
-  requested = self._response(block);
+  requested = self.fulfill(block);
 
   // Someone is sending us blocks without
   // us requesting them.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer, callback) {
       if (err)
         return callback(err);
 
-      self._startRequests(peer);
+      self.scheduleRequests(peer);
 
       if (added === 0)
         return callback(null, false);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer, callback) {
           self.chain.total,
           self.chain.orphan.count,
           self.request.activeBlocks,
-          peer._blockQueue.length,
+          peer.queue.block.length,
           self.chain.getCurrentTarget(),
           self.peers.all.length,
           self.chain.pending.length,
@@ -723,17 +723,17 @@ Pool.prototype._load = function _load() {
   }
 
   if (this.options.headers)
-    this.loadHeaders(this.peers.load, null, null);
+    this.getHeaders(this.peers.load, null, null);
   else
-    this.loadBlocks(this.peers.load, null, null);
+    this.getBlocks(this.peers.load, null, null);
 };
 
-Pool.prototype.loadMempool = function loadMempool() {
+Pool.prototype.getMempool = function getMempool() {
   if (this.peers.load)
-    this.peers.load.loadMempool();
+    this.peers.load.getMempool();
 
   this.peers.regular.forEach(function(peer) {
-    peer.loadMempool();
+    peer.getMempool();
   });
 };
 
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(options) {
 
     txs.forEach(function(hash) {
       hash = utils.toHex(hash);
-      if (self._addTX(hash, 0))
-        self._request(peer, 'tx', hash);
+      if (self.markTX(hash, 0))
+        self.getData(peer, 'tx', hash);
     });
   });
 
@@ -822,8 +822,8 @@ Pool.prototype._handleTX = function _handleTX(tx, peer, callback) {
 
   callback = utils.asyncify(callback);
 
-  requested = self._response(tx);
-  added = self._addTX(tx, 1);
+  requested = this.fulfill(tx);
+  added = this.markTX(tx, 1);
 
   function addMempool(tx, peer, callback) {
     if (!self.mempool)
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer() {
   });
 };
 
-Pool.prototype._addTX = function(hash, state) {
+Pool.prototype.markTX = function(hash, state) {
   if (utils.isBuffer(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range, e) {
   return e;
 };
 
-Pool.prototype._request = function _request(peer, type, hash, options, cb) {
+Pool.prototype.getData = function getData(peer, type, hash, options, cb) {
   var self = this;
   var item;
 
@@ -1483,53 +1483,58 @@ Pool.prototype._request = function _request(peer, type, hash, options, cb) {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (!options.force && type !== 'tx') {
+    if (this.chain.has(hash))
+      return;
+  }
+
   if (options.noQueue)
     return;
 
   item = new LoadRequest(this, peer, type, hash, cb);
 
   if (type === 'tx') {
-    if (peer._txQueue.length === 0) {
+    if (peer.queue.tx.length === 0) {
       utils.nextTick(function() {
         utils.debug(
           'Requesting %d/%d txs from %s with getdata',
-          peer._txQueue.length,
+          peer.queue.tx.length,
           self.request.activeTX,
           peer.host);
 
-        peer.getData(peer._txQueue);
-        peer._txQueue.length = 0;
+        peer.getData(peer.queue.tx);
+        peer.queue.tx.length = 0;
       });
     }
 
-    peer._txQueue.push(item.start());
+    peer.queue.tx.push(item.start());
 
     return;
   }
 
-  if (peer._blockQueue.length === 0) {
-    this.chain._onFlush(function() {
+  if (peer.queue.block.length === 0) {
+    this.chain.onFlush(function() {
       utils.nextTick(function() {
-        self._startRequests(peer);
+        self.scheduleRequests(peer);
       });
     });
   }
 
-  peer._blockQueue.push(item);
+  peer.queue.block.push(item);
 };
 
-Pool.prototype._startRequests = function _startRequests(peer) {
+Pool.prototype.scheduleRequests = function scheduleRequests(peer) {
   var size, items;
 
   if (this.chain.pending.length > 0)
     return;
 
-  if (peer._blockQueue.length === 0)
+  if (peer.queue.block.length === 0)
     return;
 
   if (this.options.spv) {
-    items = peer._blockQueue.slice();
-    peer._blockQueue.length = 0;
+    items = peer.queue.block.slice();
+    peer.queue.block.length = 0;
   } else {
     // Blocks start getting big after 150k.
     if (this.chain.height <= 100000)
@@ -1541,8 +1546,8 @@ Pool.prototype._startRequests = function _startRequests(peer) {
     else
       size = this.blockdb ? 1 : 10;
 
-    items = peer._blockQueue.slice(0, size);
-    peer._blockQueue = peer._blockQueue.slice(size);
+    items = peer.queue.block.slice(0, size);
+    peer.queue.block = peer.queue.block.slice(size);
   }
 
   items = items.map(function(item) {
@@ -1558,7 +1563,7 @@ Pool.prototype._startRequests = function _startRequests(peer) {
   peer.getData(items);
 };
 
-Pool.prototype._response = function _response(hash) {
+Pool.prototype.fulfill = function fulfill(hash) {
   var hash;
 
   if (utils.isBuffer(hash))
@@ -1583,7 +1588,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash, cb) {
   if (!this.peers.load)
     return setTimeout(this.getBlock.bind(this, hash, cb), 1000);
 
-  this._request(this.peers.load, 'block', hash, { force: true }, function(block) {
+  this.getData(this.peers.load, 'block', hash, { force: true }, function(block) {
     cb(null, block);
   });
 };
@@ -1619,7 +1624,7 @@ Pool.prototype.getTX = function getTX(hash, range, cb) {
   // Add request without queueing it to get notification at the time of load
   tx = null;
   finished = false;
-  req = this._request(this.peers.load, 'tx', hash, { noQueue: true }, function(t) {
+  req = this.getData(this.peers.load, 'tx', hash, { noQueue: true }, function(t) {
     finished = true;
     tx = t;
   });
@@ -1950,13 +1955,13 @@ LoadRequest.prototype.finish = function finish() {
   }
 
   if (this.type === 'tx') {
-    index = this.peer._txQueue.indexOf(this);
+    index = this.peer.queue.tx.indexOf(this);
     if (index !== -1)
-      this.peer._txQueue.splice(index, 1);
+      this.peer.queue.tx.splice(index, 1);
   } else {
-    index = this.peer._blockQueue.indexOf(this);
+    index = this.peer.queue.block.indexOf(this);
     if (index !== -1)
-      this.peer._blockQueue.splice(index, 1);
+      this.peer.queue.block.splice(index, 1);
   }
 
   this.peer.removeListener('close', this._finish);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx-pool.js b/lib/bcoin/tx-pool.js
index 9470cf08..7a8ff4c2 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx-pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx-pool.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ TXPool.prototype.add = function add(tx, noWrite, strict) {
       this._orphans[key] = [orphan];
   }
 
-  // Add unspent outputs or fullfill orphans
+  // Add unspent outputs or resolve orphans
   for (i = 0; i < tx.outputs.length; i++) {
     output = tx.outputs[i];
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/utils.js b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
index 4b2f7a16..2598ec44 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/utils.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ RequestCache.prototype.add = function add(id, cb) {
   }
 };
 
-RequestCache.prototype.fullfill = function fullfill(id, err, data) {
+RequestCache.prototype.fulfill = function fulfill(id, err, data) {
   var cbs;
 
   id = utils.toHex(id);