diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 89896eea..6de95dc0 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer) {
+  var reqs = 0;
   var i, header, last, block;
 
   assert(this.options.headers);
@@ -374,8 +375,10 @@ Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer) {
     if (!block.verify())
       break;
 
-    if (!this.chain.has(block))
+    if (!this.chain.has(block)) {
       this._request(this.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
+      reqs++;
+    }
 
     last = block;
   }
@@ -401,12 +404,12 @@ Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer) {
 
   this.emit('debug',
     'Requesting %s block packets from %s with getdata',
-    this.request.queue.length,
-    peer.host
+    reqs, peer.host
   );
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
+  var reqs = 0;
   var i, hash;
 
   assert(!this.options.headers);
@@ -432,6 +435,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
     // Request block if we don't have it
     if (!this.chain.has(hash)) {
       this._request(this.block.type, hash);
+      reqs++;
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -456,8 +460,7 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer) {
 
   this.emit('debug',
     'Requesting %s block packets from %s with getdata',
-    this.request.queue.length,
-    peer.host
+    reqs, peer.host
   );
 };
 
@@ -1426,19 +1429,19 @@ Pool.prototype.usableSeed = function usableSeed(addrs, force) {
     return Math.random() > 0.50 ? 1 : -1;
   });
 
-  if (this.peers.loader) {
+  if (this.peers.load) {
     for (i = 0; i < addrs.length; i++) {
       if (!this.getPeer(addrs[i]))
         return addrs[i];
     }
   }
 
-  if (!force)
-    return;
-
   if (addrs.length === 1)
     return addrs[0];
 
+  if (!force)
+    return;
+
   do {
     addr = addrs[Math.random() * (addrs.length - 1) | 0];
   } while (this.peers.load && this.getPeer(addr) === this.peers.load);