diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index e6770e75..a30d8ea5 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Peer.prototype.broadcast = function broadcast(items) {
 };
 
 Peer.prototype.updateWatch = function updateWatch() {
+  if (this.options.satoshi) return;
   if (this.ack)
     this._write(this.framer.filterLoad(this.bloom, 'none'));
 };
@@ -417,6 +418,13 @@ Peer.prototype._handleInv = function handleInv(items) {
   });
   this.emit('blocks', blocks);
 
+  if (this.options.satoshi) {
+    this.getData(items.filter(function(item) {
+      return item.type === 'block';
+    }));
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (txs.length === 0)
     return;
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 39757250..ab26a657 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: 750 * Math.random()
+    backoff: 750 * Math.random(),
+    satoshi: this.options.satoshi
   });
   this.peers.load = peer;
 
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: backoff
+    backoff: backoff,
+    satoshi: this.options.satoshi
   });
 
   this.peers.pending.push(peer);
@@ -293,9 +295,11 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     self.emit('block', block, peer);
   });
 
-  peer.on('block', function(block) {
-    self.emit('block', block, peer);
-  });
+  if (this.options.satoshi) {
+    peer.on('block', function(block) {
+      self.emit('block', block, peer);
+    });
+  }
 
   // Just FYI
   peer.on('reject', function(payload) {