diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index 1f5ca591..cc1b7a37 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -2124,7 +2124,9 @@ Peer.prototype._handleUnknown = function _handleUnknown(packet) {
  */
 
 Peer.prototype._handleSendCmpct = function _handleSendCmpct(packet) {
-  if (packet.version > 2) {
+  var max = this.options.witness ? 2 : 1;
+
+  if (packet.version > max) {
     // Ignore
     this.logger.info('Peer request compact blocks version %d (%s).',
       packet.version, this.hostname);
@@ -2137,6 +2139,13 @@ Peer.prototype._handleSendCmpct = function _handleSendCmpct(packet) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Core witness nodes send this twice
+  // with both version 1 and 2 (why
+  // would you even _want_ non-witness
+  // blocks if you use segwit??).
+  if (this.compactMode)
+    return;
+
   this.logger.info('Peer initialized compact blocks (%s).', this.hostname);
 
   this.compactMode = packet;