diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 84c2b043..224d1449 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -815,10 +815,13 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(backoff, priority) {
   });
 
   peer.on('tx', function(tx) {
-    self._response(tx);
-    self._addTX(tx);
+    var requested, added;
 
-    self.emit('tx', tx, peer);
+    requested = self._response(tx);
+    added = self._addTX(tx);
+
+    if (added || tx.block)
+      self.emit('tx', tx, peer);
 
     if (!self.options.fullNode && tx.block)
       self.emit('watched', tx, peer);