diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 7bd0ecb0..bcdf75a7 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function Pool(options) {
       options.headers = true;
   } else {
     if (options.headers == null)
-      options.headers = true;
+      options.headers = false;
   }
 
   this.syncing = false;