diff --git a/lib/mining/miner.js b/lib/mining/miner.js
index 9d25e536..32644243 100644
--- a/lib/mining/miner.js
+++ b/lib/mining/miner.js
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Miner.prototype.build = function build(attempt) {
   var depMap = {};
   var block = attempt.block;
   var queue = new Heap(cmpRate);
-  var priority = this.priorityWeight > 0;
+  var priority = this.options.priorityWeight > 0;
   var i, j, entry, item, tx, hash, input;
   var prev, deps, hashes, weight, sigops;