diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index e6770e75..7e032792 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -97,7 +97,14 @@ Peer.prototype._init = function init() {
   }, this._ping.interval);
 
   // Send hello
-  this._write(this.framer.version());
+  this._write(this.framer.version({
+    height: this.options.startHeight != null
+      ? this.options.startHeight
+      : 0,
+      //: this.pool.chain.index.heights[this.pool.chain.index.heights.length-1],
+    relay: this.options.relay
+  }));
+
   this._req('verack', function(err, payload) {
     if (err)
       return self._error(err);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 471eafe0..56bafde3 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: 750 * Math.random()
+    backoff: 750 * Math.random(),
+    startHeight: this.options.startHeight,
+    relay: this.options.relay
   });
   this.peers.load = peer;
 
@@ -242,7 +244,9 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     return;
 
   var peer = new bcoin.peer(this, this.createConnection, {
-    backoff: backoff
+    backoff: backoff,
+    startHeight: this.options.startHeight,
+    relay: this.options.relay
   });
 
   this.peers.pending.push(peer);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index d75b80c0..10b8e3f5 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Framer.prototype.version = function version(packet) {
   }
 
   // Start height
-  off += writeU32(p, packet.height, off);
+  off += writeU32(p, packet.height || 0, off);
 
   // Relay
   p[off++] = packet.relay ? 1 : 0;