diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 3547110a..d390cd59 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -1612,8 +1612,14 @@ Pool.prototype.getData = function getData(peer, type, hash, options, callback) {
     return callback();
   }
 
-  if (!options.force && type !== self.tx.type)
-    return self.chain.has(hash, done);
+  if (!options.force) {
+    if (type === this.tx.type) {
+      if (!this.mempool)
+        return utils.asyncify(done)(null, false);
+      return this.mempool.hasTX(hash, done);
+    }
+    return this.chain.has(hash, done);
+  }
 
   return utils.nextTick(function() {
     return done(null, false);