diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index 5730386d..85ef0241 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -244,13 +244,24 @@ Peer.prototype.destroy = function destroy() {
 // Private APIs
 
 Peer.prototype._write = function write(chunk) {
+  var self = this;
+
   if (this.destroyed)
     return;
 
   if (!this.socket) {
-    return this.once('socket', function() {
-      this._write(chunk);
-    });
+    if (!this._bchunks) {
+      this._bchunks = [];
+      this.once('socket', function() {
+        var chunks = self._bchunks;
+        delete self._bchunks;
+        chunks.forEach(function(chunk) {
+          self._write(chunk);
+        });
+      });
+    }
+    this._bchunks.push(chunk);
+    return;
   }
 
   if (NodeBuffer)