diff --git a/lib/net/bip150.js b/lib/net/bip150.js
index 220cae82..84ce9fcf 100644
--- a/lib/net/bip150.js
+++ b/lib/net/bip150.js
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ function AuthDB(options) {
   this.logger = null;
   this.resolve = dns.resolve;
   this.proxyServer = null;
+  this.dnsKnown = [];
 
   this.known = {};
   this.authorized = [];
-  this.dns = [];
 
   this._init(options);
 }
@@ -521,15 +521,17 @@ AuthDB.prototype._init = function _init(options) {
 AuthDB.prototype.addKnown = function addKnown(host, key) {
   var addr;
 
-  assert(typeof host === 'string');
+  assert(typeof host === 'string',
+    'Known host must be a string.');
+
   assert(Buffer.isBuffer(key) && key.length === 33,
     'Invalid public key for known peer.');
 
   addr = IP.parseHost(host);
 
-  // Defer this for resolution.
   if (addr.version === -1) {
-    this.dns.push([addr, key]);
+    // Defer this for resolution.
+    this.dnsKnown.push([addr, key]);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -556,6 +558,8 @@ AuthDB.prototype.setKnown = function setKnown(map) {
   var keys = Object.keys(map);
   var i, host, key;
 
+  this.known = {};
+
   for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     host = keys[i];
     key = map[host];
@@ -571,6 +575,8 @@ AuthDB.prototype.setKnown = function setKnown(map) {
 AuthDB.prototype.setAuthorized = function setAuthorized(keys) {
   var i, key;
 
+  this.authorized.length = 0;
+
   for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
     key = keys[i];
     this.addAuthorized(key);
@@ -596,7 +602,7 @@ AuthDB.prototype.getKnown = function getKnown(hostname) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Lookup any dns-based known peers.
+ * Lookup known peers.
  * @private
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
@@ -605,18 +611,18 @@ AuthDB.prototype.discover = co(function* discover() {
   var jobs = [];
   var i, addr;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < this.dns.length; i++) {
-    addr = this.dns[i];
+  for (i = 0; i < this.dnsKnown.length; i++) {
+    addr = this.dnsKnown[i];
     jobs.push(this.populate(addr[0], addr[1]));
   }
 
-  this.dns.length = 0;
+  this.dnsKnown.length = 0;
 
   yield Promise.all(jobs);
 });
 
 /**
- * Populate known peers with a dns-based host.
+ * Populate known peers with hosts.
  * @private
  * @param {Object} addr
  * @param {Buffer} key
@@ -626,7 +632,7 @@ AuthDB.prototype.discover = co(function* discover() {
 AuthDB.prototype.populate = co(function* populate(addr, key) {
   var i, hosts, host;
 
-  assert(addr.version === -1);
+  assert(addr.version === -1, 'Resolved host passed.');
 
   if (this.logger)
     this.logger.info('Resolving authorized hosts from: %s.', addr.host);
diff --git a/lib/net/hostlist.js b/lib/net/hostlist.js
index 5ecd7723..4c04cad2 100644
--- a/lib/net/hostlist.js
+++ b/lib/net/hostlist.js
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ function HostList(options) {
   this.proxyServer = null;
   this.resolve = dns.resolve;
   this.banTime = common.BAN_TIME;
-  this.rawSeeds = this.network.seeds;
-  this.rawNodes = [];
 
-  this.seeds = [];
+  this.rawSeeds = this.network.seeds;
+  this.dnsSeeds = [];
+  this.rawNodes = [];
+  this.dnsNodes = [];
   this.nodes = [];
+
   this.banned = {};
 
   this.map = {};
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ function HostList(options) {
   this.maxFailures = 10;
   this.maxRefs = 8;
 
-  this._init(options);
+  this._initOptions(options);
+  this._init();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ HostList.prototype._initOptions = function initOptions(options) {
 
   if (options.nodes) {
     assert(Array.isArray(options.nodes));
-    this.setNodes(options.nodes);
+    this.rawNodes = options.nodes;
   }
 };
 
@@ -117,11 +120,9 @@ HostList.prototype._initOptions = function initOptions(options) {
  * @private
  */
 
-HostList.prototype._init = function init(options) {
+HostList.prototype._init = function init() {
   var i;
 
-  this._initOptions(options);
-
   for (i = 0; i < this.maxBuckets; i++)
     this.fresh.push(new Map());
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ HostList.prototype._init = function init(options) {
     this.used.push(new List());
 
   this.setSeeds(this.rawSeeds);
+  this.setNodes(this.rawNodes);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -654,22 +656,6 @@ HostList.prototype.toArray = function toArray() {
   return out;
 };
 
-/**
- * Set initial seeds.
- * @param {String[]} seeds
- */
-
-HostList.prototype.setSeeds = function setSeeds(seeds) {
-  var i, seed;
-
-  this.seeds.length = 0;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < seeds.length; i++) {
-    seed = seeds[i];
-    this.addSeed(seed);
-  }
-};
-
 /**
  * Add a preferred seed.
  * @param {String} host
@@ -677,24 +663,18 @@ HostList.prototype.setSeeds = function setSeeds(seeds) {
 
 HostList.prototype.addSeed = function addSeed(host) {
   var addr = IP.parseHost(host, this.network.port);
-  this.seeds.push(addr);
-  return addr;
-};
 
-/**
- * Set priority nodes.
- * @param {String[]} nodes
- */
-
-HostList.prototype.setNodes = function setNodes(nodes) {
-  var i, node;
-
-  this.rawNodes.length = 0;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-    node = nodes[i];
-    this.addNode(node);
+  if (addr.version === -1) {
+    // Defer for resolution.
+    this.dnsSeeds.push(addr);
+    return;
   }
+
+  addr = NetAddress.fromHost(addr.host, addr.port, this.network);
+
+  this.add(addr);
+
+  return addr;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -704,12 +684,56 @@ HostList.prototype.setNodes = function setNodes(nodes) {
 
 HostList.prototype.addNode = function addNode(host) {
   var addr = IP.parseHost(host, this.network.port);
-  this.rawNodes.push(addr);
+
+  if (addr.version === -1) {
+    // Defer for resolution.
+    this.dnsNodes.push(addr);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  addr = NetAddress.fromHost(addr.host, addr.port, this.network);
+
+  this.nodes.push(addr);
+  this.add(addr);
+
   return addr;
 };
 
 /**
- * Discover hosts from seeds.
+ * Set initial seeds.
+ * @param {String[]} seeds
+ */
+
+HostList.prototype.setSeeds = function setSeeds(seeds) {
+  var i, host;
+
+  this.dnsSeeds.length = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < seeds.length; i++) {
+    host = seeds[i];
+    this.addSeed(host);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Set priority nodes.
+ * @param {String[]} nodes
+ */
+
+HostList.prototype.setNodes = function setNodes(nodes) {
+  var i, host;
+
+  this.dnsNodes.length = 0;
+  this.nodes.length = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+    host = nodes[i];
+    this.addNode(host);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Discover hosts from seeds and nodes.
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
@@ -717,16 +741,18 @@ HostList.prototype.discover = co(function* discover() {
   var jobs = [];
   var i, node, seed;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < this.rawNodes.length; i++) {
-    node = this.rawNodes[i];
-    jobs.push(this.lookupNode(node));
+  for (i = 0; i < this.dnsSeeds.length; i++) {
+    seed = this.dnsSeeds[i];
+    jobs.push(this.populateSeed(seed));
   }
 
-  for (i = 0; i < this.seeds.length; i++) {
-    seed = this.seeds[i];
-    jobs.push(this.populate(seed));
+  for (i = 0; i < this.dnsNodes.length; i++) {
+    node = this.dnsNodes[i];
+    jobs.push(this.populateNode(node));
   }
 
+  this.dnsNodes.length = 0;
+
   yield Promise.all(jobs);
 });
 
@@ -736,8 +762,8 @@ HostList.prototype.discover = co(function* discover() {
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
-HostList.prototype.lookupNode = co(function* lookupNode(addr) {
-  var addrs = yield this.lookup(addr);
+HostList.prototype.populateNode = co(function* populateNode(addr) {
+  var addrs = yield this.populate(addr);
 
   if (addrs.length === 0)
     return;
@@ -752,8 +778,8 @@ HostList.prototype.lookupNode = co(function* lookupNode(addr) {
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
-HostList.prototype.populate = co(function* populate(seed) {
-  var addrs = yield this.lookup(seed);
+HostList.prototype.populateSeed = co(function* populateSeed(seed) {
+  var addrs = yield this.populate(seed);
   var i, addr;
 
   for (i = 0; i < addrs.length; i++) {
@@ -768,15 +794,11 @@ HostList.prototype.populate = co(function* populate(seed) {
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
-HostList.prototype.lookup = co(function* lookup(target) {
+HostList.prototype.populate = co(function* populate(target) {
   var addrs = [];
   var i, addr, hosts, host;
 
-  if (target.version !== -1) {
-    addr = NetAddress.fromHost(target.host, target.port, this.network);
-    addrs.push(addr);
-    return addrs;
-  }
+  assert(target.version === -1, 'Resolved host passed.');
 
   if (this.logger)
     this.logger.info('Resolving host: %s.', target.host);