diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 1cc86279..b2b2d69f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ function Pool(options) {
                                (Math.random() * 0xffffffff) | 0);
 
   this.bestHeight = 0;
+  this.bestBlock = null;
+  this.needSync = true;
 
   this.peers = {
     // Peers that are loading blocks themselves
@@ -367,6 +369,12 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
       if (self.chain.index.hashes.length === len)
         return;
 
+      var top = self.chain.index.hashes[self.chain.index.hashes.length - 1];
+      if (top === self.bestBlock)
+        self.needSync = false;
+      else
+        self.needSync = true;
+
       self.emit('chain-progress', self.chain.fillPercent(), peer);
       self.emit('block', block, peer);
     });