diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index caf8a27f..df5f2788 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -471,16 +471,23 @@ Chain.prototype._verify = function _verify(block, prev, callback) {
   if (!block.verify(ret))
     return callback(new VerifyError(block, 'invalid', ret.reason, ret.score));
 
-  if (this.options.spv || block.type !== 'block')
-    return callback(null, constants.flags.MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS);
-
-  // Skip the genesis block
-  if (block.isGenesis())
-    return callback(null, constants.flags.MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS);
+  // Skip the genesis block. Skip all blocks in spv mode.
+  if (this.options.spv || block.isGenesis()) {
+    return callback(null, {
+      flags: constants.flags.MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS,
+      lockFlags: constants.flags.MANDATORY_LOCKTIME_FLAGS,
+      segwit: false,
+      csv: false
+    });
+  }
 
   // Ensure it's not an orphan
-  if (!prev)
-    return callback(new VerifyError(block, 'invalid', 'bad-prevblk', 0));
+  if (!prev) {
+    return callback(new VerifyError(block,
+      'invalid',
+      'bad-prevblk',
+      0));
+  }
 
   prev.getRetargetAncestors(function(err, ancestors) {
     if (err)
@@ -513,7 +520,7 @@ Chain.prototype._verify = function _verify(block, prev, callback) {
       self.segwitActive = state.segwit;
 
       // Can't verify any further when merkleblock or headers.
-      if (block.type !== 'block')
+      if (this.options.spv)
         return callback(null, state.flags);
 
       // Make sure the height contained in the coinbase is correct.
@@ -718,7 +725,7 @@ Chain.prototype._checkDuplicates = function _checkDuplicates(block, prev, callba
   var self = this;
   var height = prev.height + 1;
 
-  if (this.options.spv || block.type !== 'block')
+  if (this.options.spv)
     return callback();
 
   if (block.isGenesis())
@@ -804,7 +811,7 @@ Chain.prototype._checkInputs = function _checkInputs(block, prev, state, callbac
   var scriptCheck = true;
   var historical = false;
 
-  if (this.options.spv || block.type !== 'block')
+  if (this.options.spv)
     return callback();
 
   if (block.isGenesis())