diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index bd1b8972..36682775 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -366,46 +366,38 @@ Chain.prototype._compress = function compress() {
     this.block.bloom.add(this.block.list[i].hash('hex'), 'hex');
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noProbe, cb) {
+Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noIndex, cb) {
   var i;
 
-  if (typeof noProbe === 'function') {
-    cb = noProbe;
-    noProbe = false;
+  if (typeof noIndex === 'function') {
+    cb = noIndex;
+    noIndex = false;
   }
 
   if (this.loading) {
     this.once('load', function() {
-      this.has(hash, noProbe, cb);
+      this.has(hash, noIndex, cb);
     });
     return;
   }
 
   cb = utils.asyncify(cb);
 
-  if (this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
-    if (this.strict) {
-      for (i = 0; i < this.block.list.length; i++)
-        if (this.block.list[i].hash('hex') === hash)
-          return cb(true);
-    } else {
-      return cb(true);
-    }
-  }
+  if (this.hasCache(hash))
+    return cb(true);
 
   if (this.hasOrphan(hash))
     return cb(true);
 
-  if (!noProbe && this.hasBlock(hash))
-    return cb(true);
+  if (!noIndex) {
+    if (this.hasBlock(hash))
+      return cb(true);
+  }
 
   return cb(false);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.byHeight = function byHeight(height) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return null;
-
   var index = this.index.heights.indexOf(height);
 
   if (index === -1)
@@ -419,20 +411,7 @@ Chain.prototype.byHeight = function byHeight(height) {
   };
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.getTip = function() {
-  var index = this.index.hashes.length - 1;
-  return {
-    index: index,
-    hash: this.index.hashes[index],
-    ts: this.index.ts[index],
-    height: this.index.heights[index]
-  };
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return null;
-
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
@@ -452,27 +431,71 @@ Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.hasBlock = function hasBlock(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return false;
-
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
     hash = hash.hash('hex');
 
+  // return this.byHash(hash);
   return this.index.bloom.test(hash, 'hex');
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.hasOrphan = function hasOrphan(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
+  return !!this.getOrphan(hash);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.hasCache = function hasCache(hash) {
+  if (Array.isArray(hash))
+    hash = utils.toHex(hash);
+  else if (hash.hash)
+    hash = hash.hash('hex');
+
+  if (!this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex'))
     return false;
 
+  if (this.strict)
+    return !!this.getCache(hash);
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash) {
+  if (typeof hash === 'number')
+    return this.byHeight(hash);
+  return this.byHash(hash);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getOrphan = function getOrphan(hash) {
+  if (Array.isArray(hash))
+    hash = utils.toHex(hash);
+  else if (hash.hash)
+    hash = hash.hash('hex');
+
+  return this.orphan.bmap[hash] || null;
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getCache = function getCache(hash) {
+  var i;
+
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
     hash = hash.hash('hex');
 
-  return !!this.orphan.bmap[hash];
+  for (i = 0; i < this.block.list.length; i++) {
+    if (this.block.list[i].hash('hex') === hash)
+      return this.block.list[i];
+  }
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getTip = function() {
+  var index = this.index.hashes.length - 1;
+  return {
+    index: index,
+    hash: this.index.hashes[index],
+    ts: this.index.ts[index],
+    height: this.index.heights[index]
+  };
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
@@ -484,25 +507,20 @@ Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
   }
 
   // Cached block found
-  if (!force && this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
-    for (i = 0; i < this.block.list.length; i++) {
-      if (this.block.list[i].hash('hex') === hash) {
-        // NOTE: we return right after the statement - so `block` should be
-        // valid at the time of nextTick call
-        block = this.block.list[i];
-        bcoin.utils.nextTick(function() {
-          cb(block);
-        });
-        return;
+  if (!force) {
+    if (this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
+      block = this.getCache(hash);
+      if (block) {
+        bcoin.utils.nextTick(cb.bind(null, block));
+        return block;
       }
+      // False positive:
+      // assert(false);
     }
-    // False positive:
-    // assert(false);
+    if (this.hasOrphan(hash))
+      return cb(this.getOrphan(hash));
   }
 
-  if (!force && this.orphan.bmap[hash])
-    return cb(this.orphan.bmap[hash]);
-
   if (this.request.add(hash, cb))
     this.emit('missing', hash, null, null);
 };
@@ -626,6 +644,18 @@ Chain.prototype.height = function height() {
   return this.getTip().height;
 };
 
+Chain.prototype.target = function target(last) {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.retarget = function retarget(last, firstTs) {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.compact = function compact() {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
 Chain.prototype._save = function(hash, obj) {
   var self = this;
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js b/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
index 0208504c..8554abed 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
@@ -263,37 +263,29 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
   return err;
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noProbe, cb) {
-  if (typeof noProbe === 'function') {
-    cb = noProbe;
-    noProbe = false;
+Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noIndex, cb) {
+  if (typeof noIndex === 'function') {
+    cb = noIndex;
+    noIndex = false;
   }
 
   if (this.loading) {
     this.once('load', function() {
-      this.has(hash, noProbe, cb);
+      this.has(hash, noIndex, cb);
     });
     return;
   }
 
   cb = utils.asyncify(cb);
 
-  // assert(!noProbe);
-
   return cb(this.hasBlock(hash) || this.hasOrphan(hash));
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.byHeight = function byHeight(height) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return null;
-
   return this.index.entries[height] || null;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return null;
-
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
@@ -302,30 +294,39 @@ Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
   return this.byHeight(this.index.heights[hash]);
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.getTip = function getTip() {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return null;
-
-  return this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.hasBlock = function hasBlock(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return false;
-
   return !!this.byHash(hash);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.hasOrphan = function hasOrphan(hash) {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return false;
+  return !!this.getOrphan(hash);
+};
 
+Chain.prototype.hasCache = function hasCache(hash) {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash) {
+  if (typeof hash === 'number')
+    return this.byHeight(hash);
+  return this.byHash(hash);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getOrphan = function getOrphan(hash) {
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
   else if (hash.hash)
     hash = hash.hash('hex');
 
-  return !!this.orphan.bmap[hash];
+  return this.orphan.bmap[hash] || null;
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getCache = function getCache(hash) {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.getTip = function getTip() {
+  return this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
@@ -360,9 +361,6 @@ Chain.prototype.getLast = function getLast(cb) {
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.getStartHeight = function getStartHeight() {
-  if (this.loading)
-    return 0;
-
   return this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].height;
 };
 
@@ -509,6 +507,10 @@ Chain.prototype.retarget = function retarget(last, firstTs) {
   return utils.toCompact(target);
 };
 
+Chain.prototype.compact = function compact() {
+  assert(false);
+};
+
 Chain.prototype._save = function(hash, obj) {
   var self = this;
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 82efec79..32d6a8d2 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
         peer.loadBlocks(self.chain.locatorHashes(), 0);
 
       // Request block if we don't have it
-      if (!self.chain.hasBlock(hash))
+      if (!self.chain.hasBlock(hash) && !self.chain.hasOrphan(hash))
         self._request('block', hash);
     }