diff --git a/lib/bcoin/miner.js b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
index e899443b..cd329dec 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/miner.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Miner.prototype.createBlock = function createBlock(tx) {
       bcoin.script.array(this.last.height + 1),
       // extraNonce - incremented when
       // the nonce overflows.
-      new Buffer([]),
+      0,
       // Add a nonce to ensure we don't
       // collide with a previous coinbase
       // of ours. This isn't really
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/script.js b/lib/bcoin/script.js
index 8c438061..aaf1d7ba 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/script.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/script.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ script.decode = function decode(s) {
     // Special case: this is an empty array
     // because it can be seen as an empty pushdata.
     if (b === 0x00) {
-      opcodes.push(new Buffer([]));
+      opcodes.push(0);
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ script.execute = function execute(data, stack, tx, index, flags, recurse) {
       continue;
     }
 
+    if (o === 0) {
+      stack.push(new Buffer([]));
+      continue;
+    }
+
     if (o >= 1 && o <= 16) {
       stack.push(new Buffer([o]));
       continue;
@@ -465,7 +470,7 @@ script.execute = function execute(data, stack, tx, index, flags, recurse) {
         break;
       }
       case '1negate': {
-        stack.push(new Buffer([0x80, 0xff]));
+        stack.push(new Buffer([0xff]));
         break;
       }
       case 'if':
@@ -1121,7 +1126,7 @@ script.num = function num(value, useNum, minimaldata) {
     if (utils.isNegZero(value, 'le')) {
       value = new bn(0, 'le');
     } else {
-      value = new bn(value, 'le').notn(64).addn(1).neg();
+      value = new bn(value, 'le').notn(value.length * 8).addn(1).neg();
     }
   } else {
     value = new bn(value, 'le');
@@ -1153,7 +1158,7 @@ script.array = function(value) {
     if (value.cmpn(0) === 0)
       value = new bn(0);
     else
-      value = value.neg().notn(64).addn(1);
+      value = value.neg().notn(value.byteLength() * 8).subn(1);
   }
 
   if (value.cmpn(0) === 0)
@@ -1370,15 +1375,18 @@ script.getInputData = function getData(s, prev) {
     // we really only need the signatures.
     if (output.type === 'pubkey') {
       if (s.length >= 1)
-        output.signatures = [s[0]];
+        output.signatures = [s[0] === 0 ? new Buffer([]) : s[0]];
     } else if (output.type === 'pubkeyhash') {
       if (s.length >= 2) {
-        output.signatures = [s[0]];
+        output.signatures = [s[0] === 0 ? new Buffer([]) : s[0]];
         output.keys = [s[1]];
       }
     } else if (output.type === 'multisig') {
-      if (s.length >= 2)
-        output.signatures = s.slice(1);
+      if (s.length >= 2) {
+        output.signatures = s.slice(1).map(function(sig) {
+          return sig === 0 ? new Buffer([]) : sig;
+        });
+      }
     } else if (output.type === 'scripthash') {
       // Scripthash is the only case where
       // we get more data from the input
@@ -1420,6 +1428,8 @@ script._getInputData = function _getInputData(s, type) {
 
   if (type === 'pubkey') {
     sig = s[0];
+    if (sig === 0)
+      sig = new Buffer([]);
     return {
       type: 'pubkey',
       side: 'input',
@@ -1430,6 +1440,8 @@ script._getInputData = function _getInputData(s, type) {
 
   if (type === 'pubkeyhash') {
     sig = s[0];
+    if (sig === 0)
+      sig = new Buffer([]);
     key = s[1];
     hash = bcoin.address.hash160(key);
     address = bcoin.address.toAddress(hash, 'pubkeyhash');
@@ -1445,7 +1457,9 @@ script._getInputData = function _getInputData(s, type) {
   }
 
   if (type === 'multisig') {
-    sig = s.slice(1);
+    sig = s.slice(1).map(function(sig) {
+      return sig === 0 ? new Buffer([]) : sig;
+    });
     return {
       type: 'multisig',
       side: 'input',
@@ -2333,7 +2347,7 @@ script.isPushOnly = function isPushOnly(s) {
   var i, op;
   for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
     op = s[i];
-    if (Buffer.isBuffer(op) || op === '1negate' || (op >= 1 && op <= 16))
+    if (Buffer.isBuffer(op) || op === '1negate' || (op >= 0 && op <= 16))
       continue;
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx.js b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
index 75dad79c..6df99985 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ TX.prototype.scriptInput = function scriptInput(index, publicKey, redeem) {
     // Already has a script template (at least)
     if (input.script.length)
       return true;
-    input.script = [new Buffer([])];
+    input.script = [0];
   } else if (bcoin.script.isPubkeyhash(s)) {
     // P2PKH
     if (!utils.isEqual(s[2], bcoin.address.hash160(publicKey)))
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ TX.prototype.scriptInput = function scriptInput(index, publicKey, redeem) {
     // Already has a script template (at least)
     if (input.script.length)
       return true;
-    input.script = [new Buffer([]), publicKey];
+    input.script = [0, publicKey];
   } else if (bcoin.script.isMultisig(s)) {
     // Multisig
     for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ TX.prototype.scriptInput = function scriptInput(index, publicKey, redeem) {
     // Technically we should create m signature slots,
     // but we create n signature slots so we can order
     // the signatures properly.
-    input.script = [new Buffer([])];
+    input.script = [0];
 
     // Grab `n` value (number of keys).
     n = s[s.length - 2];
 
     // Fill script with `n` signature slots.
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-      input.script[i + 1] = new Buffer([]);
+      input.script[i + 1] = 0;
   } else {
     for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
       if (utils.isEqual(s[i], publicKey))
@@ -322,11 +322,11 @@ TX.prototype.scriptInput = function scriptInput(index, publicKey, redeem) {
     // Also, only allow nonstandard types for
     // scripthash.
     if (redeem) {
-      input.script = [new Buffer([])];
+      input.script = [0];
       // Fill script with `n` signature slots.
       for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
         if (bcoin.script.isKey(s[i]))
-          input.script.push(new Buffer([]));
+          input.script.push(0);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -420,12 +420,8 @@ TX.prototype.signInput = function signInput(index, key, type) {
   if (bcoin.script.isPubkey(s)) {
     // P2PK
 
-    // Something is wrong. Abort.
-    if (!Buffer.isBuffer(input.script[0]))
-      return false;
-
     // Already signed.
-    if (input.script[0].length)
+    if (bcoin.script.isSignature(input.script[0]))
       return true;
 
     // Make sure the pubkey is ours.
@@ -440,12 +436,8 @@ TX.prototype.signInput = function signInput(index, key, type) {
   if (bcoin.script.isPubkeyhash(s)) {
     // P2PKH
 
-    // Something is wrong. Abort.
-    if (!Buffer.isBuffer(input.script[0]))
-      return false;
-
     // Already signed.
-    if (input.script[0].length)
+    if (bcoin.script.isSignature(input.script[0]))
       return true;
 
     // Make sure the pubkey hash is ours.
@@ -507,7 +499,7 @@ TX.prototype.signInput = function signInput(index, key, type) {
   // or by `m`. Add some signature slots for
   // us to use.
   while (len - 1 < n) {
-    input.script.splice(len, 0, new Buffer([]));
+    input.script.splice(len, 0, 0);
     len++;
   }
 
@@ -533,7 +525,7 @@ TX.prototype.signInput = function signInput(index, key, type) {
   // and increment the total number of
   // signatures.
   if (ki < len && signatures < m) {
-    if (bcoin.script.isDummy(input.script[ki])) {
+    if (input.script[ki] === 0) {
       input.script[ki] = signature;
       signatures++;
     }
@@ -543,7 +535,7 @@ TX.prototype.signInput = function signInput(index, key, type) {
   if (signatures >= m) {
     // Remove empty slots left over.
     for (i = len - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
-      if (bcoin.script.isDummy(input.script[i])) {
+      if (input.script[i] === 0) {
         input.script.splice(i, 1);
         len--;
       }
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/utils.js b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
index 084337db..e0a89fcb 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/utils.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ utils.binaryInsert = binaryInsert;
 utils.isEqual = function isEqual(a, b) {
   var i = 0;
 
+  if (!a || !b)
+    return false;
+
   if (a.length !== b.length)
     return false;
 
@@ -1252,7 +1255,7 @@ utils.write64 = function write64(dst, num, off) {
     if (num.cmpn(0) === 0)
       num = new bn(0);
     else
-      num = num.neg().notn(64).addn(1);
+      num = num.neg().notn(64).subn(1);
   }
 
   if (num.bitLength() > 64)
@@ -1282,7 +1285,7 @@ utils.write64BE = function write64BE(dst, num, off) {
     if (num.cmpn(0) === 0)
       num = new bn(0);
     else
-      num = num.neg().notn(64).addn(1);
+      num = num.neg().notn(64).subn(1);
   }
 
   if (num.bitLength() > 64)
diff --git a/test/script-test.js b/test/script-test.js
index 008edc57..7239af4e 100644
--- a/test/script-test.js
+++ b/test/script-test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('Script', function() {
   });
 
   it('should encode/decode numbers', function() {
-    var script = [ [], 1, 2, 16 ];
+    var script = [ 0, 1, 2, 16 ];
     var encoded = bcoin.script.encode(script);
     assert.deepEqual(encoded, [ 0, 0x51, 0x52, 0x60 ]);
     var decoded = bcoin.script.decode(encoded);