diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 453d8e1c..708bfd8f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ Chain.prototype.getTarget = function getTarget(block, prev, ancestors) {
 
   assert(first);
 
-  this.retarget(prev, first);
+  return this.retarget(prev, first);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ Chain.prototype.getState = function getState(prev, id, callback) {
     if (stateCache[entry.hash] != null)
       return walkForward(stateCache[entry.hash]);
 
-    return entry.getMedianTimeAsync(function(err, medianTime) {
+    entry.getMedianTimeAsync(function(err, medianTime) {
       if (err)
         return walk(err);
 
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ Chain.prototype.getState = function getState(prev, id, callback) {
 
       height = entry.height - period;
 
-      return entry.getAncestorByHeight(height, walk);
+      entry.getAncestorByHeight(height, walk);
     });
   })(null, prev);
 
@@ -2120,9 +2120,10 @@ Chain.prototype.getState = function getState(prev, id, callback) {
       case constants.thresholdStates.ACTIVE:
         stateCache[entry.hash] = state;
         return walkForward(state);
+      default:
+        assert(false, 'Bad state.');
+        break;
     }
-
-    assert(false, 'Bad state.');
   }
 };