diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index aaa57035..0aea4a6e 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -1612,18 +1612,19 @@ Pool.prototype.getData = function getData(peer, type, hash, options, callback) {
     return callback();
   }
 
-  if (!options.force) {
-    if (type === this.tx.type) {
-      if (!this.mempool)
-        return utils.asyncify(done)(null, false);
-      return this.mempool.hasAny(hash, done);
-    }
-    return this.chain.has(hash, done);
+  if (options.force) {
+    return utils.nextTick(function() {
+      return done(null, false);
+    });
   }
 
-  return utils.nextTick(function() {
-    return done(null, false);
-  });
+  if (type === this.tx.type) {
+    if (!this.mempool)
+      return utils.asyncify(done)(null, false);
+    return this.mempool.hasAny(hash, done);
+  }
+
+  return this.chain.has(hash, done);
 };
 
 /**