diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index b80a9ed6..55a5ee6d 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -812,7 +812,9 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(backoff, priority) {
   });
 
   peer.on('tx', function(tx) {
-    self._response(tx);
+    if (self._response(tx))
+      utils.debug('Received request TX: %s', tx.rhash);
+
     self.emit('tx', tx, peer);
 
     if (!self.options.fullNode && tx.block)
@@ -830,12 +832,10 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(backoff, priority) {
 
   peer.on('txs', function(txs) {
     self.emit('txs', txs, peer);
-    peer.getData(txs.map(function(hash) {
-      return {
-        type: 'tx',
-        hash: hash
-      };
-    }));
+    txs.forEach(function(hash) {
+      self._request('tx', hash);
+    });
+    self._scheduleRequests();
   });
 
   peer.on('version', function(version) {