diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index fb7b584c..6828f81f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -105,14 +105,18 @@ function varint(arr, value, off) {
     arr[off + 2] = value >>> 8;
     return 3;
   } else if (value <= 0xffffffff) {
-    arr[off] = 0xfd;
-    arr[off + 3] = value & 0xff;
-    arr[off + 4] = (value >>> 8) & 0xff;
-    arr[off + 5] = (value >>> 16) & 0xff;
-    arr[off + 6] = value >>> 24;
+    arr[off] = 0xfe;
+    arr[off + 1] = value & 0xff;
+    arr[off + 2] = (value >>> 8) & 0xff;
+    arr[off + 3] = (value >>> 16) & 0xff;
+    arr[off + 4] = value >>> 24;
     return 5;
+  } else if (peers.length <= 0xffffffffffffffff) {
+    p[off] = 0xff;
+    utils.writeU64(arr, value, off + 1);
+    return 9;
   } else {
-    throw new Error('64bit varint not supported yet');
+    throw new Error('>64bit varint not supported yet');
   }
 }