diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index a85d2a7e..410593cf 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -3228,9 +3228,9 @@ function PoolOptions(options) {
   this.port = this.network.port;
   this.maxOutbound = 8;
   this.maxInbound = 8;
-  this.createSocket = this._createSocket;
+  this.createSocket = this._createSocket.bind(this);
   this.createServer = tcp.createServer;
-  this.resolve = this._resolve;
+  this.resolve = this._resolve.bind(this);
   this.proxy = null;
   this.onion = false;
   this.selfish = false;
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ PoolOptions.prototype.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options) {
     this.proxy = options.proxy;
   }
 
-  if (options.onion) {
+  if (options.onion != null) {
     assert(typeof options.onion === 'boolean');
     this.onion = options.onion;
   }