diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index c79f3eff..6e70343b 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Chain.prototype._init = function _init() {
 
   // Hook into events for debugging
   this.on('block', function(block, entry) {
-    if (self.height < self.network.block.slowHeight)
+    if (!self.synced && self.height < self.network.block.slowHeight)
       return;
 
     bcoin.debug('Block %s (%d) added to chain.',
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index cb059b99..dd180580 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ var constants = bcoin.protocol.constants;
  */
 
 function Peer(pool, options) {
+  var seed;
+
   if (!(this instanceof Peer))
     return new Peer(pool, options);
 
@@ -80,8 +82,8 @@ function Peer(pool, options) {
   this.mempool = this.pool.mempool;
   this.bloom = this.pool.bloom;
   this.network = this.chain.network;
-  this.parser = new bcoin.protocol.parser(this.chain.options);
-  this.framer = new bcoin.protocol.framer(this.chain.options);
+  this.parser = new bcoin.protocol.parser({ network: this.network });
+  this.framer = new bcoin.protocol.framer({ network: this.network });
   this.version = null;
   this.destroyed = false;
   this.ack = false;
@@ -104,14 +106,18 @@ function Peer(pool, options) {
     this.socket = options.socket;
     this.host = this.socket.remoteAddress;
     this.port = this.socket.remotePort;
-    assert(this.host);
-    assert(this.port != null);
   } else if (options.seed) {
-    options.seed = utils.parseHost(options.seed);
-    options.seed.port = options.seed.port || this.network.port;
-    this.socket = this.createSocket(options.seed.port, options.seed.host);
+    seed = utils.parseHost(options.seed);
+    this.host = seed.host;
+    this.port = seed.port || this.network.port;
+    this.socket = this.createSocket(this.port, this.host);
+  } else {
+    assert(false, 'No seed or socket.');
   }
 
+  assert(typeof this.host === 'string');
+  assert(typeof this.port === 'number');
+
   if (!this.socket)
     throw new Error('No socket');
 
@@ -146,19 +152,9 @@ Peer.uid = 0;
 Peer.prototype._init = function init() {
   var self = this;
 
-  if (!this.host)
-    this.host = this.socket.remoteAddress || this.socket._host || null;
-
-  if (!this.port)
-    this.port = this.socket.remotePort || 0;
-
   this.socket.once('connect', function() {
     self.ts = utils.now();
     self.connected = true;
-    if (!self.host)
-      self.host = self.socket.remoteAddress;
-    if (!self.port)
-      self.port = self.socket.remotePort;
     self.emit('connect');
   });
 
@@ -181,6 +177,7 @@ Peer.prototype._init = function init() {
   });
 
   this.parser.on('error', function(err) {
+    bcoin.debug('Parse error:');
     bcoin.debug(err.stack + '');
     self.sendReject(null, 'malformed', 'error parsing message', 100);
     self._error(err);
@@ -249,12 +246,6 @@ Peer.prototype.createSocket = function createSocket(port, host) {
   var self = this;
   var socket, net;
 
-  assert(port != null);
-  assert(host);
-
-  this.host = host;
-  this.port = port;
-
   if (this._createSocket) {
     socket = this._createSocket(port, host);
   } else if (bcoin.isBrowser) {
@@ -264,13 +255,16 @@ Peer.prototype.createSocket = function createSocket(port, host) {
     socket = net.connect(port, host);
   }
 
+  if (utils.isIP(host) === 6)
+    host = '[' + host + ']';
+
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Connecting to %s:%d (priority=%s)',
+    'Connecting to %s:%d (priority=%s).',
     host, port, this.priority);
 
   socket.on('connect', function() {
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Connected to %s:%d (priority=%s)',
+      'Connected to %s:%d (priority=%s).',
       host, port, self.priority);
   });
 
@@ -411,7 +405,7 @@ Peer.prototype._error = function error(err) {
   if (typeof err === 'string')
     err = new Error(err);
 
-  err.message += ' (' + this.host + ':' + this.port + ')';
+  err.message += ' (' + this.hostname + ')';
 
   this.destroy();
   this.emit('error', err);
@@ -583,7 +577,7 @@ Peer.prototype._onPacket = function onPacket(packet) {
       this.fire(cmd, payload);
       break;
     default:
-      bcoin.debug('Unknown packet: %s', cmd);
+      bcoin.debug('Unknown packet: %s.', cmd);
       this.fire(cmd, payload);
       break;
   }
@@ -642,7 +636,8 @@ Peer.prototype._handleUTXOs = function _handleUTXOs(payload) {
   payload.coins = payload.coins(function(coin) {
     return new bcoin.coin(coin);
   });
-  bcoin.debug('Received %d utxos from %s.', payload.coins.length, this.host);
+  bcoin.debug('Received %d utxos (%s).',
+    payload.coins.length, this.hostname);
   this.fire('utxos', payload);
 };
 
@@ -1006,7 +1001,7 @@ Peer.prototype._handleMempool = function _handleMempool() {
     for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
       items.push({ type: constants.inv.TX, hash: hashes[i] });
 
-    bcoin.debug('Sending mempool snapshot to %s.', self.host);
+    bcoin.debug('Sending mempool snapshot (%s).', self.hostname);
 
     self.sendInv(items);
   });
@@ -1033,17 +1028,17 @@ Peer.prototype._handleGetData = function handleGetData(items) {
 
     if ((item.type & ~constants.WITNESS_MASK) !== entry.type) {
       bcoin.debug(
-        'Peer %s requested an existing item with the wrong type.',
-        this.host);
+        'Peer requested an existing item with the wrong type (%s).',
+        this.hostname);
       continue;
     }
 
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Peer %s requested %s:%s as a %s packet.',
-      this.host,
+      'Peer requested %s:%s as a %s packet (%s).',
       entry.packetType,
-      utils.revHex(entry.key),
-      witness ? 'witness' : 'normal');
+      utils.revHex(entry.hash),
+      witness ? 'witness' : 'normal',
+      this.hostname);
 
     entry.sendTo(peer, witness);
   }
@@ -1182,10 +1177,10 @@ Peer.prototype._handleGetData = function handleGetData(items) {
       self.emit('error', err);
 
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Served %d items to %s with getdata (notfound=%d).',
+      'Served %d items s with getdata (notfound=%d) (%s).',
       items.length - notfound.length,
-      self.host,
-      notfound.length);
+      notfound.length,
+      self.hostname);
 
     if (notfound.length > 0)
       self.write(self.framer.notFound(notfound));
@@ -1217,10 +1212,11 @@ Peer.prototype._handleAddr = function handleAddr(addrs) {
   }
 
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Recieved %d peers (seeds=%d, peers=%d).',
+    'Received %d addrs (seeds=%d, peers=%d) (%s).',
     addrs.length,
     this.pool.seeds.length,
-    this.pool.peers.all.length);
+    this.pool.peers.all.length,
+    this.hostname);
 };
 
 Peer.prototype._handlePing = function handlePing(data) {
@@ -1250,7 +1246,7 @@ Peer.prototype._handleGetAddr = function handleGetAddr() {
 
   for (i = 0; i < this.pool.seeds.length; i++) {
     seed = utils.parseHost(this.pool.seeds[i]);
-    seed = this.pool.getPeer(seed) || seed;
+    seed = this.pool.getPeer(seed.host) || seed;
     version = utils.isIP(seed.host);
 
     if (!version)
@@ -1274,6 +1270,11 @@ Peer.prototype._handleGetAddr = function handleGetAddr() {
       break;
   }
 
+  bcoin.debug(
+    'Sending %d addrs to peer (%s)',
+    addrs.length,
+    this.hostname);
+
   return this.write(this.framer.addr(items));
 };
 
@@ -1329,7 +1330,7 @@ Peer.prototype._handleAlert = function handleAlert(details) {
   var signature = details.signature;
 
   if (!bcoin.ec.verify(hash, signature, this.network.alertKey)) {
-    bcoin.debug('Peer %s sent a phony alert packet.', this.host);
+    bcoin.debug('Peer sent a phony alert packet (%s).', this.hostname);
     // Let's look at it because why not?
     bcoin.debug(details);
     this.setMisbehavior(100);
@@ -1348,8 +1349,8 @@ Peer.prototype._handleAlert = function handleAlert(details) {
 
 Peer.prototype.getHeaders = function getHeaders(locator, stop) {
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Requesting headers packet from %s with getheaders',
-    this.host);
+    'Requesting headers packet from peer with getheaders (%s).',
+    this.hostname);
 
   bcoin.debug('Height: %s, Hash: %s, Stop: %s',
     locator && locator.length ? this.chain._getCachedHeight(locator[0]) : -1,
@@ -1367,8 +1368,8 @@ Peer.prototype.getHeaders = function getHeaders(locator, stop) {
 
 Peer.prototype.getBlocks = function getBlocks(locator, stop) {
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Requesting inv packet from %s with getblocks',
-    this.host);
+    'Requesting inv packet from peer with getblocks (%s).',
+    this.hostname);
 
   bcoin.debug('Height: %s, Hash: %s, Stop: %s',
     locator && locator.length ? this.chain._getCachedHeight(locator[0]) : null,
@@ -1384,8 +1385,8 @@ Peer.prototype.getBlocks = function getBlocks(locator, stop) {
 
 Peer.prototype.getMempool = function getMempool() {
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Requesting inv packet from %s with mempool',
-    this.host);
+    'Requesting inv packet from peer with mempool (%s).',
+    this.hostname);
 
   this.write(this.framer.mempool());
 };
@@ -1397,8 +1398,8 @@ Peer.prototype.getMempool = function getMempool() {
 
 Peer.prototype.reject = function reject(details) {
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Sending reject packet to %s',
-    this.host);
+    'Sending reject packet to peer (%s).',
+    this.hostname);
 
   this.write(this.framer.reject(details));
 };
@@ -1434,6 +1435,28 @@ Peer.prototype.sendReject = function sendReject(obj, code, reason, score) {
   return this.pool.reject(this, obj, code, reason, score);
 };
 
+Peer.prototype.__defineGetter__('hostname', function() {
+  var host = this.host;
+
+  if (utils.isIP(host) === 6)
+    host = '[' + host + ']';
+
+  return host + ':' + this.port;
+});
+
+/**
+ * Inspect the peer.
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+
+Peer.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
+  return '<Peer:'
+    + ' id=' + this.id
+    + ' connected=' + this.connected
+    + ' host=' + this.hostname
+    + '>';
+};
+
 /*
  * Helpers
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 4a401999..caaa8bce 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Pool.prototype.connect = function connect() {
   if (this.originalSeeds.length > 0) {
     this._addLoader();
 
-    for (i = 0; i < this.size; i++)
+    for (i = 0; i < this.size - 1; i++)
       this._addPeer();
 
     this.connected = true;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ Pool.prototype.listen = function listen(callback) {
   this.server.on('listening', function() {
     var data = self.server.address();
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Bitcoin server listening on %s (port=%d)',
+      'Bitcoin server listening on %s (port=%d).',
       data.address, data.port);
   });
 
@@ -484,9 +484,7 @@ Pool.prototype._startInterval = function _startInterval() {
     if (self.chain.isBusy())
       return self._startTimer();
 
-    bcoin.debug('Stall recovery: loading again.');
-
-    // self._load();
+    bcoin.debug('Warning: Stalling.');
   }
 
   this._interval = setInterval(load, this.load.interval);
@@ -507,7 +505,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   if (this.destroyed)
     return;
 
-  if (this.peers.load != null)
+  if (this.peers.load)
     return;
 
   peer = this._createPeer({
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     witness: this.options.witness
   });
 
-  bcoin.debug('Added loader peer: %s', peer.host);
+  bcoin.debug('Added loader peer (%s).', peer.hostname);
 
   this.peers.load = peer;
   this.peers.all.push(peer);
@@ -528,8 +526,16 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     self._stopInterval();
     self._stopTimer();
     self._removePeer(peer);
-    if (self.destroyed)
+    if (self.peers.regular.length === 0) {
+      bcoin.debug('%s %s %s',
+        'Could not connect to any peers.',
+        'Do you have a network connection?',
+        'Retrying in 5 seconds.');
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        self._addLoader();
+      }, 5000);
       return;
+    }
     self._addLoader();
   });
 
@@ -660,9 +666,9 @@ Pool.prototype._handleHeaders = function _handleHeaders(headers, peer, callback)
     return callback();
 
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Recieved %s headers from %s',
+    'Received %s headers from peer (%s).',
     headers.length,
-    peer.host);
+    peer.hostname);
 
   if (headers.length > 2000) {
     peer.setMisbehavior(100);
@@ -718,9 +724,9 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlocks = function _handleBlocks(hashes, peer, callback) {
     return callback();
 
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Recieved %s block hashes from %s',
+    'Received %s block hashes from peer (%s).',
     hashes.length,
-    peer.host);
+    peer.hostname);
 
   // Normally this is 500, but with older
   // versions locator.GetDistanceBack() is called.
@@ -812,8 +818,8 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer, callback) {
   // us requesting them.
   if (!requested) {
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Recieved unrequested block: %s (%s)',
-      block.rhash, peer.host);
+      'Received unrequested block: %s (%s).',
+      block.rhash, peer.hostname);
     return callback();
   }
 
@@ -916,7 +922,7 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(options) {
 
     bcoin.debug(
       'Reject (%s): msg=%s ccode=%s reason=%s data=%s',
-      peer.host,
+      peer.hostname,
       payload.message,
       payload.ccode,
       payload.reason,
@@ -926,7 +932,7 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(options) {
   });
 
   peer.on('alert', function(payload) {
-    bcoin.debug('Received alert from: %s', peer.host);
+    bcoin.debug('Received alert from peer (%s).', peer.hostname);
     bcoin.debug(payload);
     self.emit('alert', payload, peer);
   });
@@ -1001,8 +1007,8 @@ Pool.prototype._createPeer = function _createPeer(options) {
       self.block.versionHeight = version.height;
 
     bcoin.debug(
-      'Received version from %s: version=%d height=%d agent=%s',
-      peer.host, version.version, version.height, version.agent);
+      'Received version (%s): version=%d height=%d agent=%s',
+      peer.hostname, version.version, version.height, version.agent);
 
     bcoin.time.add(peer.host, version.ts);
 
@@ -1065,7 +1071,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLeech = function _addLeech(socket) {
     witness: false
   });
 
-  bcoin.debug('Added leech peer: %s', peer.host);
+  bcoin.debug('Added leech peer (%s).', peer.hostname);
 
   this.peers.leeches.push(peer);
   this.peers.all.push(peer);
@@ -1117,7 +1123,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer() {
   if (this.destroyed)
     return;
 
-  if (this.peers.regular.length + this.peers.pending.length >= this.size)
+  if (this.peers.regular.length + this.peers.pending.length >= this.size - 1)
     return;
 
   seed = this.getSeed(false);
@@ -1215,10 +1221,10 @@ Pool.prototype.bestPeer = function bestPeer() {
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._removePeer = function _removePeer(peer) {
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.pending, peer);
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.regular, peer);
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.leeches, peer);
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.all, peer);
+  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.pending, peer, compare);
+  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.regular, peer, compare);
+  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.leeches, peer, compare);
+  utils.binaryRemove(this.peers.all, peer, compare);
   delete this.peers.map[peer.host];
 
   if (this.peers.load === peer) {
@@ -1227,7 +1233,7 @@ Pool.prototype._removePeer = function _removePeer(peer) {
       if (item.peer === peer)
         item.finish();
     }, this);
-    bcoin.debug('Removed loader peer (%s).', peer.host);
+    bcoin.debug('Removed loader peer (%s).', peer.hostname);
     this.peers.load = null;
   }
 };
@@ -1424,13 +1430,13 @@ Pool.prototype.searchWallet = function(wallet, callback) {
 
       self.chain.reset(height, function(err) {
         if (err) {
-          bcoin.debug('Failed to reset height: %s', err.stack + '');
+          bcoin.debug('Failed to reset height: %s', err.message);
           return callback(err);
         }
 
-        bcoin.debug('Wallet height: %s', height);
+        bcoin.debug('Wallet height: %s.', height);
         bcoin.debug(
-          'Reverted chain to height=%d (%s)',
+          'Reverted chain to height=%d (%s).',
           self.chain.height,
           utils.date(self.chain.tip.ts)
         );
@@ -1446,13 +1452,13 @@ Pool.prototype.searchWallet = function(wallet, callback) {
 
     self.chain.resetTime(ts, function(err) {
       if (err) {
-        bcoin.debug('Failed to reset time: %s', err.stack + '');
+        bcoin.debug('Failed to reset time: %s', err.message);
         return callback(err);
       }
 
-      bcoin.debug('Wallet time: %s', utils.date(ts));
+      bcoin.debug('Wallet time is %s.', utils.date(ts));
       bcoin.debug(
-        'Reverted chain to height=%d (%s)',
+        'Reverted chain to height=%d (%s).',
         self.chain.height,
         utils.date(self.chain.tip.ts)
       );
@@ -1511,10 +1517,10 @@ Pool.prototype.getData = function getData(peer, type, hash, options, callback) {
       if (peer.queue.tx.length === 0) {
         utils.nextTick(function() {
           bcoin.debug(
-            'Requesting %d/%d txs from %s with getdata',
+            'Requesting %d/%d txs from peer with getdata (%s).',
             peer.queue.tx.length,
             self.request.activeTX,
-            peer.host);
+            peer.hostname);
 
           peer.getData(peer.queue.tx);
           peer.queue.tx.length = 0;
@@ -1559,9 +1565,12 @@ Pool.prototype.scheduleRequests = function scheduleRequests(peer) {
 
   this._scheduled = true;
 
+  utils.print(this.request);
+
   this.chain.onFlush(function() {
     utils.nextTick(function() {
       self._sendRequests(peer);
+      utils.print(self.request);
       self._scheduled = false;
     });
   });
@@ -1599,10 +1608,10 @@ Pool.prototype._sendRequests = function _sendRequests(peer) {
   });
 
   bcoin.debug(
-    'Requesting %d/%d blocks from %s with getdata',
+    'Requesting %d/%d blocks from peer with getdata (%s).',
     items.length,
     this.request.activeBlocks,
-    peer.host);
+    peer.hostname);
 
   peer.getData(items);
 };
@@ -1661,7 +1670,12 @@ Pool.prototype.broadcast = function broadcast(msg, callback) {
  */
 
 Pool.prototype.announce = function announce(msg) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < this.peers.all.length; i++)
+  var i;
+
+  if (this.peers.load)
+    this.peers.load.sendInv(msg);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < this.peers.regular.length; i++)
     this.peers.all[i].sendInv(msg);
 };
 
@@ -1907,7 +1921,7 @@ Pool.prototype.setMisbehavior = function setMisbehavior(peer, score) {
 
   if (peer.banScore >= constants.BAN_SCORE) {
     this.peers.misbehaving[peer.host] = utils.now();
-    bcoin.debug('Ban threshold exceeded for %s', peer.host);
+    bcoin.debug('Ban threshold exceeded (%s).', peer.host);
     peer.destroy();
     return true;
   }
@@ -1959,8 +1973,8 @@ Pool.prototype.reject = function reject(peer, obj, code, reason, score) {
   if (obj) {
     type = (obj instanceof bcoin.tx) ? 'tx' : 'block';
 
-    bcoin.debug('Rejecting %s %s from %s: ccode=%s reason=%s',
-      type, obj.rhash, peer.host, code, reason);
+    bcoin.debug('Rejecting %s %s (%s): ccode=%s reason=%s.',
+      type, obj.rhash, peer.hostname, code, reason);
 
     peer.reject({
       message: type,
@@ -1969,8 +1983,8 @@ Pool.prototype.reject = function reject(peer, obj, code, reason, score) {
       data: obj.hash()
     });
   } else {
-    bcoin.debug('Rejecting packet from %s: ccode=%s reason=%s',
-      peer.host, code, reason);
+    bcoin.debug('Rejecting packet from %s: ccode=%s reason=%s.',
+      peer.hostname, code, reason);
 
     peer.reject({
       ccode: code,
@@ -2067,6 +2081,20 @@ LoadRequest.prototype.finish = function finish() {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Inspect the load request.
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+
+LoadRequest.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
+  return '<LoadRequest:'
+    + ' id=' + this.id
+    + ' type=' + (this.type === this.pool.tx.type ? 'tx' : 'block')
+    + ' active=' + this.active
+    + ' hash=' + utils.revHex(this.hash)
+    + '>';
+};
+
 /**
  * Represents an item that is broadcasted via an inv/getdata cycle.
  * @exports BroadcastItem
@@ -2093,12 +2121,11 @@ function BroadcastItem(pool, item, callback) {
   this.callback = [];
 
   this.id = this.pool.uid++;
-  this.key = item.hash('hex');
+  this.hash = item.hash('hex');
   this.type = (item instanceof bcoin.tx)
     ? constants.inv.TX
     : constants.inv.BLOCK;
   this.msg = item;
-  this.hash = item.hash();
   this.normalValue = item.renderNormal();
   this.witnessValue = item.render();
 
@@ -2130,9 +2157,9 @@ BroadcastItem.prototype.start = function start() {
   var i;
 
   assert(!this.timeout, 'Already started.');
-  assert(!this.pool.inv.map[this.key], 'Already started.');
+  assert(!this.pool.inv.map[this.hash], 'Already started.');
 
-  this.pool.inv.map[this.key] = this;
+  this.pool.inv.map[this.hash] = this;
   utils.binaryInsert(this.pool.inv.list, this, compare);
 
   this.refresh();
@@ -2170,12 +2197,12 @@ BroadcastItem.prototype.finish = function finish(err) {
   var i;
 
   assert(this.timeout, 'Already finished.');
-  assert(this.pool.inv.map[this.key], 'Already finished.');
+  assert(this.pool.inv.map[this.hash], 'Already finished.');
 
   clearInterval(this.timeout);
   this.timeout = null;
 
-  delete this.pool.inv.map[this.key];
+  delete this.pool.inv.map[this.hash];
   utils.binaryRemove(this.pool.inv.list, this, compare);
 
   for (i = 0; i < this.callback.length; i++)
@@ -2218,7 +2245,7 @@ BroadcastItem.prototype.reject = function reject(peer) {
 
   this.emit('reject', peer);
 
-  err = new Error('Rejected by ' + peer.host);
+  err = new Error('Rejected by ' + peer.hostname);
 
   for (i = 0; i < this.callback.length; i++)
     this.callback[i](err);
@@ -2226,6 +2253,18 @@ BroadcastItem.prototype.reject = function reject(peer) {
   this.callback.length = 0;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Inspect the broadcast item.
+ */
+
+BroadcastItem.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
+  return '<BroadcastItem:'
+    + ' id=' + this.id
+    + ' type=' + (this.type === constants.TX ? 'tx' : 'block')
+    + ' hash=' + utils.revHex(this.hash)
+    + '>';
+};
+
 /*
  * Helpers
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index 65d19694..b4f593ec 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function Framer(options) {
   this.options = options;
   this.network = bcoin.network.get(options.network);
 
-  this.agent = new Buffer(options.USER_AGENT || constants.USER_AGENT, 'ascii');
+  this.agent = options.agent || constants.USER_AGENT;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -454,9 +454,6 @@ Framer.version = function version(options, writer) {
   var local = options.local || {};
   var nonce = options.nonce;
 
-  if (typeof agent === 'string')
-    agent = new Buffer(agent, 'ascii');
-
   if (local.network == null)
     local.network = options.network;
 
@@ -475,7 +472,7 @@ Framer.version = function version(options, writer) {
   Framer.address(remote, false, p);
   Framer.address(local, false, p);
   p.writeU64(nonce);
-  p.writeVarString(agent);
+  p.writeVarString(agent, 'ascii');
   p.write32(options.height || 0);
   p.writeU8(options.relay ? 1 : 0);
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/network.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/network.js
index b85369e8..0374d936 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/network.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/network.js
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ segnet3.block = {
   bip34height: -1,
   bip34hash: null,
   pruneAfterHeight: 1000,
-  maxTipAge: 0x7fffffff,
+  // maxTipAge: 0x7fffffff,
+  maxTipAge: 24 * 60 * 60,
   slowHeight: 0x7fffffff
 };
 
@@ -925,7 +926,8 @@ segnet4.block = {
   bip34height: -1,
   bip34hash: null,
   pruneAfterHeight: 1000,
-  maxTipAge: 0x7fffffff,
+  // maxTipAge: 0x7fffffff,
+  maxTipAge: 24 * 60 * 60,
   slowHeight: 0x7fffffff
 };