diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index bad3f686..fb7b584c 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -327,20 +327,7 @@ Framer.prototype.addr = function addr(peers) {
   var peer;
 
   // count
-  if (peers.length < 0xfd) {
-    p[c++] = peers.length;
-  } else if (peers.length <= 0xffff) {
-    p[c++] = 0xfd;
-    c += utils.writeU16(p, peers.length, c);
-  } else if (peers.length <= 0xffffffff) {
-    p[c++] = 0xfe;
-    c += utils.writeU32(p, peers.length, c);
-  } else if (peers.length <= 0xffffffffffffffff) {
-    p[c++] = 0xff;
-    c += utils.writeU64(p, peers.length, c);
-  } else {
-    return;
-  }
+  c += varint(p, peers.length, c);
 
   for (; i < peers.length; i++) {
     peer = peers[i];