diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 7a602bfa..9537f795 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -299,9 +299,14 @@ Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noProbe, cb) {
   return cb(!!this.orphan.map[hash]);
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, cb) {
+Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
+  if (typeof force === 'function') {
+    cb = force;
+    force = false;
+  }
+
   // Cached block found
-  if (this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
+  if (!force && this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
     for (var i = 0; i < this.block.list.length; i++) {
       if (this.block.list[i].hash('hex') === hash) {
         // NOTE: we return right after the statement - so `block` should be
@@ -317,6 +322,7 @@ Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, cb) {
   }
 
   if (this.request.add(hash, cb))
+    false;
     this.emit('missing', hash, null, null);
 };
 
@@ -344,7 +350,21 @@ Chain.prototype.hashesInRange = function hashesInRange(start, end, cb) {
     start--;
   end = utils.binaryInsert(ts, end, compareTs, true);
 
-  return cb(this.index.hashes.slice(start, end));
+  // Zip hashes and heights together and sort them by height
+  var hashes = this.index.hashes.slice(start, end);
+  var heights = this.index.heights.slice(start, end);
+  var zip = [];
+  for (var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
+    zip.push({ hash: hashes[i], height: heights[i] });
+  zip = zip.sort(function(a, b) {
+    return a.height - b.height;
+  });
+  var hashes = zip.map(function(a) {
+    return a.hash;
+  });
+
+  var count = zip[zip.length - 1].height - zip[0].height + 1;
+  return cb(hashes, count);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.getLast = function getLast(cb) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 6996dff8..8bfe1109 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ function Pool(options) {
     // getTX map
     map: {}
   };
+  this.searching = false;
 
   // Currently broadcasted TXs
   this.tx = {
@@ -355,7 +356,18 @@ Pool.prototype.unwatch = function unwatch(id) {
     this.peers.block[i].updateWatch();
 };
 
-Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range) {
+Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range, e) {
+  e = e || new EventEmitter();
+
+  // Serialize searches
+  if (this.searching) {
+    this.once('_searchEnd', function() {
+      this.search(id, range, e);
+    });
+    return e;
+  }
+  this.searching = true;
+
   // Optional id argument
   if (typeof id === 'object' && !Array.isArray(id) ||
       typeof id === 'number') {
@@ -378,33 +390,52 @@ Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range) {
     range.start = +new Date() / 1000 - 432000;
 
   var self = this;
-  var e = new EventEmitter();
-  this.chain.hashesInRange(range.start, range.end, function(hashes) {
-    var waiting = hashes.length;
+  this.chain.hashesInRange(range.start, range.end, function(hashes, count) {
+    var waiting = count;
 
     if (id)
       self.watch(id);
 
     self._loadRange(hashes, true);
-    hashes.slice().reverse().forEach(function(hash) {
+    hashes = hashes.slice().reverse();
+    hashes.forEach(function(hash, i) {
       // Get the block that is in index
-      self.chain.get(hash, loadBlock);
+      self.chain.get(hash, true, function(block) {
+        loadBlock(block, hashes[i + 1]);
+      });
     });
 
-    function loadBlock(block) {
+    function loadBlock(block, stop) {
+      // Stop block reached
+      if (block.hash('hex') === stop)
+        return;
+
       // Get block's prev and request it and all of it's parents up to
       // the next known block hash
-      self.chain.get(block.prevBlock, function() {
-        waiting--;
-        e.emit('progress', hashes.length - waiting, hashes.length);
-        if (waiting === 0) {
-          if (id)
-            self.unwatch(id);
-          e.emit('end');
-        }
+      self.chain.get(block.prevBlock, block.prevBlock !== stop, function(prev) {
+        done();
+
+        // First hash loaded
+        if (!stop)
+          return;
+
+        // Continue loading blocks
+        loadBlock(prev, stop);
       });
     }
 
+    function done() {
+      waiting--;
+      e.emit('progress', count - waiting, count);
+      if (waiting === 0) {
+        if (id)
+          self.unwatch(id);
+        self.searching = false;
+        self.emit('_searchEnd');
+        e.emit('end');
+      }
+    }
+
     // Empty search
     if (hashes.length === 0) {
       bcoin.utils.nextTick(function() {