diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index d75b80c0..1f9ca4ff 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ Framer.block = function _block(block, type) {
   assert.equal(off, 76);
   off += writeU32(p, block.nonce, off);
 
-  // txn_count (spec says this is a varint for some reason)
   assert.equal(off, 80);
-  off += writeU32(p, block.totalTX, off);
 
   if (type === 'merkleblock') {
+    // txn_count
+    off += writeU32(p, block.totalTX, off);
     // hash count
     assert.equal(off, 84);
     off += varint(p, block.hashes.length, off);
@@ -323,6 +323,15 @@ Framer.block = function _block(block, type) {
     block.flags.forEach(function(flag) {
       p[off++] = flag;
     });
+  } else if (type === 'block') {
+    // txn_count
+    off += varint(p, block.totalTX, off);
+    // txs
+    block.txs.forEach(function(tx) {
+      tx._raw.forEach(function(ch) {
+        p[off++] = ch;
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   return p;