diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index b8050722..8a96f26e 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 process.title = 'bcoin';
 
 var bcoin = require('../');
-var utils = bcoin.utils;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var options = bcoin.config({
diff --git a/bin/spvnode b/bin/spvnode
index a10abc42..e68e3802 100755
--- a/bin/spvnode
+++ b/bin/spvnode
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 process.title = 'bcoin';
 
 var bcoin = require('../');
-var utils = bcoin.utils;
+var util = bcoin.util;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 var options = bcoin.config({
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ node.open().then(function() {
     node.on('block', function(block) {
       assert(block.txs.length >= 1);
       if (block.txs.length > 1)
-        utils.log(block.txs[1]);
+        util.log(block.txs[1]);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/net/bip151.js b/lib/net/bip151.js
index a43c4c3c..3a3fd938 100644
--- a/lib/net/bip151.js
+++ b/lib/net/bip151.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ util.inherits(BIP151, EventEmitter);
  */
 
 BIP151.prototype.error = function error() {
-  var msg = util.fmt.apply(utils, arguments);
+  var msg = util.fmt.apply(util, arguments);
   this.emit('error', new Error(msg));
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/net/parser.js b/lib/net/parser.js
index 2b98dea6..5c8473a0 100644
--- a/lib/net/parser.js
+++ b/lib/net/parser.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Parser.prototype._init = function _init(str) {
  */
 
 Parser.prototype.error = function error() {
-  var msg = util.fmt.apply(utils, arguments);
+  var msg = util.fmt.apply(util, arguments);
   this.emit('error', new Error(msg));
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index 48f8cd18..7198acdd 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ function Peer(pool, addr, socket) {
   this.bip150 = null;
   this.lastSend = 0;
   this.lastRecv = 0;
+  this.drainStart = 0;
+  this.drainSize = 0;
+  this.drainQueue = [];
 
   this.challenge = null;
   this.lastPong = -1;
@@ -209,7 +212,14 @@ Peer.prototype._init = function init() {
     self.error('socket hangup');
   });
 
+  this.socket.on('drain', function() {
+    self.finishDrain();
+  });
+
   this.socket.on('data', function(chunk) {
+    if (self.maybeStall())
+      return;
+
     self.parser.feed(chunk);
   });
 
@@ -718,6 +728,8 @@ Peer.prototype.destroy = function destroy() {
   if (this.destroyed)
     return;
 
+  this.finishDrain(new Error('Destroyed.'));
+
   this.destroyed = true;
   this.connected = false;
 
@@ -767,22 +779,81 @@ Peer.prototype.destroy = function destroy() {
  */
 
 Peer.prototype.write = function write(data) {
-  var self = this;
-
   if (this.destroyed)
     return Promise.resolve();
 
   this.lastSend = util.ms();
 
-  if (this.socket.write(data) === false) {
-    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-      self.socket.once('drain', resolve);
-    });
-  }
+  if (this.socket.write(data) === false)
+    return this.onDrain(data.length);
 
   return Promise.resolve();
 };
 
+/**
+ * Wait for drain.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Function} resolve
+ * @param {Function} reject
+ */
+
+Peer.prototype.onDrain = function onDrain(size) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  if (this.maybeStall())
+    return Promise.resolve();
+
+  this.drainStart = util.now();
+  this.drainSize += size;
+
+  if (this.drainSize >= (10 << 20)) {
+    this.logger.warning(
+      'Peer is not reading: %s buffered (%s).',
+      util.mb(this.drainSize),
+      this.hostname);
+    this.error('Peer stalled.');
+    return Promise.reject(new Error('Peer stalled.'));
+  }
+
+  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+    self.drainQueue.push(co.wrap(resolve, reject));
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Potentially timeout peer if it hasn't read.
+ * @private
+ */
+
+Peer.prototype.maybeStall = function maybeStall() {
+  if (this.drainQueue.length === 0)
+    return false;
+
+  if (util.now() < this.drainStart + 10)
+    return false;
+
+  this.finishDrain(new Error('Peer stalled.'));
+  this.error('Peer stalled.');
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Notify drainers of the latest drain.
+ * @private
+ */
+
+Peer.prototype.finishDrain = function finishDrain(err) {
+  var jobs = this.drainQueue.slice();
+  var i;
+
+  this.drainQueue.length = 0;
+  this.drainSize = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < jobs.length; i++)
+    jobs[i](err);
+};
+
 /**
  * Send a packet.
  * @param {Packet} packet
@@ -839,7 +910,7 @@ Peer.prototype.error = function error(err, keep) {
     if (typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'boolean')
       keep = args.pop();
 
-    msg = util.fmt.apply(utils, args);
+    msg = util.fmt.apply(util, args);
     err = new Error(msg);
   }
 
@@ -2619,6 +2690,11 @@ function compare(a, b) {
   return a.id - b.id;
 }
 
+function Drainer(resolve, reject) {
+  this.resolve = resolve;
+  this.reject = reject;
+}
+
 /*
  * Expose
  */
diff --git a/lib/workers/workerpool.js b/lib/workers/workerpool.js
index a79ad4db..29557f8f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/workerpool.js
+++ b/lib/workers/workerpool.js
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ Worker.prototype._bind = function _bind() {
 
   this.on('log', function(items) {
     util.log('Worker %d:', self.id);
-    util.log.apply(utils, items);
+    util.log.apply(util, items);
   });
 
   this.on('packet', function(packet) {
diff --git a/scripts/gen.js b/scripts/gen.js
index 2ec4d033..2db7c30b 100644
--- a/scripts/gen.js
+++ b/scripts/gen.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var BN = require('bn.js');
 var bcoin = require('bcoin');
 var constants = bcoin.constants;
 var opcodes = constants.opcodes;
-var utils = bcoin.utils;
-var BN = require('bn.js');
+var util = bcoin.util;
 
 function createGenesisBlock(options) {
   var flags = options.flags;
@@ -109,31 +109,31 @@ var btcd = createGenesisBlock({
   nonce: 2
 });
 
-utils.log(main);
-utils.log('');
-utils.log(testnet);
-utils.log('');
-utils.log(regtest);
-utils.log('');
-utils.log(segnet3);
-utils.log('');
-utils.log(segnet4);
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('main hash: %s', main.rhash);
-utils.log('main raw: %s', main.toRaw().toString('hex'));
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('testnet hash: %s', testnet.rhash);
-utils.log('testnet raw: %s', testnet.toRaw().toString('hex'));
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('regtest hash: %s', regtest.rhash);
-utils.log('regtest raw: %s', regtest.toRaw().toString('hex'));
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('segnet3 hash: %s', segnet3.rhash);
-utils.log('segnet3 raw: %s', segnet3.toRaw().toString('hex'));
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('segnet4 hash: %s', segnet4.rhash);
-utils.log('segnet4 raw: %s', segnet4.toRaw().toString('hex'));
-utils.log('');
-utils.log('btcd simnet hash: %s', btcd.rhash);
-utils.log('btcd simnet raw: %s', btcd.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log(main);
+util.log('');
+util.log(testnet);
+util.log('');
+util.log(regtest);
+util.log('');
+util.log(segnet3);
+util.log('');
+util.log(segnet4);
+util.log('');
+util.log('');
+util.log('main hash: %s', main.rhash);
+util.log('main raw: %s', main.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log('');
+util.log('testnet hash: %s', testnet.rhash);
+util.log('testnet raw: %s', testnet.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log('');
+util.log('regtest hash: %s', regtest.rhash);
+util.log('regtest raw: %s', regtest.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log('');
+util.log('segnet3 hash: %s', segnet3.rhash);
+util.log('segnet3 raw: %s', segnet3.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log('');
+util.log('segnet4 hash: %s', segnet4.rhash);
+util.log('segnet4 raw: %s', segnet4.toRaw().toString('hex'));
+util.log('');
+util.log('btcd simnet hash: %s', btcd.rhash);
+util.log('btcd simnet raw: %s', btcd.toRaw().toString('hex'));