diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index e6bcb178..77d0885d 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ Pool.prototype._disconnect = co(function* disconnect() {
     item.resolve();
   }
 
+  // prevent peer list from trying to refill
+  this.disconnecting = true;
+
   this.peers.destroy();
 
   this.requestMap.reset();
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ Pool.prototype._disconnect = co(function* disconnect() {
 
   yield this.unlisten();
 
+  this.disconnecting = false;
   this.syncing = false;
   this.connected = false;
 });
@@ -1152,6 +1156,9 @@ Pool.prototype.handleClose = co(function* handleClose(peer, connected) {
   if (!outbound)
     return;
 
+  if(this.disconnecting)
+    return;
+
   this.refill();
 });
 
@@ -3720,11 +3727,6 @@ PeerList.prototype.has = function has(hostname) {
 PeerList.prototype.destroy = function destroy() {
   var peer, next;
 
-  this.map = {};
-  this.load = null;
-  this.inbound = 0;
-  this.outbound = 0;
-
   for (peer = this.list.head; peer; peer = next) {
     next = peer.next;
     peer.destroy();