diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index d776783c..e156b07e 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
   // Bad peer.
   // this.chain.on('fork', function(height, hash, checkpoint) {
   //   // self.chain.resetLastCheckpoint(height);
+  //   if (!self.syncPeer)
+  //     return;
   //   self.peers.bad.push(self.syncPeer);
   //   self.startSync();
   // });