diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index 676bd213..3d1b677b 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ var node = new bcoin.fullnode({
   listen: process.argv.indexOf('--listen') !== -1,
   selfish: process.argv.indexOf('--selfish') !== -1,
   broadcast: process.argv.indexOf('--broadcast') !== -1,
-  mine: process.argv.indexOf('--mine') !== -1
+  mine: process.argv.indexOf('--mine') !== -1,
+  parallel: process.argv.indexOf('--parallel') !== -1
 });
 
 node.on('error', function(err) {
@@ -30,15 +31,24 @@ node.open(function(err) {
     if (err)
       throw err;
 
-    if (node.options.mine) {
-      if (bcoin.network.get().type !== 'regtest')
-        node.pool.connect();
-      node.miner.start();
-      if (node.chain.isFull())
-        node.startSync();
+    if (!node.options.mine) {
+      node.startSync();
       return;
     }
 
+    if (node.network.type === 'regtest') {
+      node.miner.start();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    node.pool.connect();
     node.startSync();
+
+    if (node.chain.isFull()) {
+      node.miner.start();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    node.chain.once('full', node.miner.start.bind(node.miner));
   });
 });
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/fullnode.js b/lib/bcoin/fullnode.js
index ac742c1a..ab2320b4 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/fullnode.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/fullnode.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ Fullnode.prototype._init = function _init() {
     chain: this.chain,
     mempool: this.mempool,
     address: this.options.payoutAddress,
-    coinbaseFlags: this.options.coinbaseFlags
+    coinbaseFlags: this.options.coinbaseFlags,
+    parallel: this.options.parallel
   });
 
   this.walletdb = new bcoin.walletdb({
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/miner.js b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
index 6ea7c1d1..7cc96105 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/miner.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function Miner(options) {
   if (bcoin.useWorkers) {
     this.workerPool = new bcoin.workers({
       network: this.network,
-      size: 1,
+      size: this.options.parallel ? 2 : 1,
       timeout: -1
     });
   }
@@ -122,17 +122,14 @@ Miner.prototype._init = function _init() {
   });
 
   this.on('block', function(block) {
-    bcoin.debug(
-      'Found block: %d (%s)',
-      block.height,
-      block.rhash);
     // Emit the block hex as a failsafe (in case we can't send it)
-    bcoin.debug('Raw: %s', block.render().toString('hex'));
+    bcoin.debug('Found block: %d (%s).', block.height, block.rhash);
+    bcoin.debug('Raw: %s', block.toRaw('hex'));
   });
 
   this.on('status', function(stat) {
     bcoin.debug(
-      'hashrate=%dkhs hashes=%d target=%d height=%d best=%s',
+      'Miner: hashrate=%dkhs hashes=%d target=%d height=%d best=%s',
       stat.hashrate / 1000 | 0,
       stat.hashes,
       stat.target,
@@ -274,6 +271,7 @@ Miner.prototype.createBlock = function createBlock(version, callback) {
         address: self.address,
         coinbaseFlags: self.coinbaseFlags,
         witness: self.chain.segwitActive,
+        parallel: self.options.parallel,
         dsha256: self.dsha256
       });
 
@@ -630,9 +628,23 @@ MinerBlock.prototype.mineSync = function mineSync() {
  */
 
 MinerBlock.prototype.mineAsync = function mine(callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
   if (!this.workerPool)
     return this.mine(callback);
 
+  function done(err, block) {
+    self.workerPool.destroy();
+    callback(err, block);
+  }
+
+  if (this.options.parallel) {
+    done = utils.once(done);
+    this.workerPool.mine(this, done);
+    this.workerPool.mine(this, done);
+    return;
+  }
+
   this.workerPool.mine(this, callback);
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/workers.js b/lib/bcoin/workers.js
index b5409df0..c3785201 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/workers.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/workers.js
@@ -302,8 +302,16 @@ function Worker(pool, id) {
       self.emit('exit', -1, null);
     });
 
-    this.child.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
-      self.emit('data', data);
+    this.child.stdin.on('error', function(err) {
+      self.emit('error', err);
+    });
+
+    this.child.stdout.on('error', function(err) {
+      self.emit('error', err);
+    });
+
+    this.child.stderr.on('error', function(err) {
+      self.emit('error', err);
     });
 
     this.child.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
@@ -467,6 +475,10 @@ function Master(id, options) {
     process.stdin.on('data', function(data) {
       self.emit('data', data);
     });
+    // Nowhere to send these errors:
+    process.stdin.on('error', utils.nop);
+    process.stdout.on('error', utils.nop);
+    process.stderr.on('error', utils.nop);
   }
 
   this.on('data', function(data) {
@@ -533,7 +545,7 @@ Master.prototype.sendEvent = function sendEvent() {
  * @param {...String} args
  */
 
-Master.prototype.log = function log() {
+Master.prototype.debug = function debug() {
   var args, msg;
 
   if (!this.options.debug)
@@ -555,6 +567,15 @@ Master.prototype.log = function log() {
   process.stderr.write(msg + '\n');
 };
 
+/**
+ * Write an error as a debug message.
+ * @param {Error} err
+ */
+
+Master.prototype.error = function error(err) {
+  this.debug(err.message);
+};
+
 /**
  * Destroy the worker.
  */
@@ -574,11 +595,13 @@ Master.prototype.destroy = function destroy() {
 
 Master.listen = function listen(id, options) {
   var master = new Master(id, options);
-  var log = master.log.bind(master);
+  var debug = master.debug.bind(master);
+  var error = master.error.bind(master);
 
-  bcoin.debug = log;
-  utils.print = log;
-  utils.error = log;
+  bcoin.debug = debug;
+  bcoin.error = error;
+  utils.print = debug;
+  utils.error = debug;
 
   master.on('error', function(err) {
     bcoin.debug('Master error: %s', err.message);
@@ -648,7 +671,7 @@ jobs.mine = function mine(data) {
   });
   attempt.on('status', function(stat) {
     bcoin.debug(
-      'hashrate=%dkhs hashes=%d target=%d height=%d best=%s',
+      'Miner: hashrate=%dkhs hashes=%d target=%d height=%d best=%s',
       stat.hashrate / 1000 | 0,
       stat.hashes,
       stat.target,