diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index c5f5cfb5..78aeb754 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function Pool(node, options) {
   this.destroyed = false;
   this.loaded = false;
   this.size = options.size || 8;
+  this.connected = false;
 
   this.chain = node.chain;
   this.mempool = node.mempool;
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
 
     for (i = 0; i < this.size; i++)
       this._addPeer();
+
+    this.connected = true;
   }
 
   this.chain.on('block', function(block, entry, peer) {
@@ -1737,6 +1740,9 @@ Pool.prototype.getSeed = function getSeed(priority) {
   var addr;
 
   if (priority) {
+    if (!this.connected)
+      return this.originalSeeds[0];
+
     addr = this._getRandom(this.originalSeeds);
     if (addr)
       return addr;
@@ -1745,11 +1751,11 @@ Pool.prototype.getSeed = function getSeed(priority) {
     if (addr)
       return addr;
 
-    addr = this.seeds[Math.random() * (this.seeds.length - 1) | 0];
+    addr = this.seeds[Math.random() * this.seeds.length | 0];
     if (addr)
       return addr;
 
-    return this.originalSeeds[Math.random() * (this.originalSeeds.length - 1) | 0];
+    return this.originalSeeds[Math.random() * this.originalSeeds.length | 0];
   }
 
   // Hang back if we don't have a loader peer yet.
@@ -1780,7 +1786,7 @@ Pool.prototype._getRandom = function _getRandom(seeds, uniq) {
     if (tries === seeds.length)
       return;
 
-    index = Math.round(Math.random() * (seeds.length - 1));
+    index = Math.random() * seeds.length | 0;
     addr = seeds[index];
 
     if (!tried[index]) {
@@ -1884,13 +1890,10 @@ Pool.prototype.reject = function reject(peer, obj, reason, dos) {
   utils.debug('Rejecting %s %s: reason=%s',
     obj.type, obj.hash('hex'), reason);
 
-  if (!peer)
-    return false;
-
-  // peer.reject({
-  //   reason: reason,
-  //   data: obj.hash()
-  // });
+  peer.reject({
+    reason: reason,
+    data: obj.hash()
+  });
 
   return false;
 };