diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 7a1894d7..152b7ead 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   this.peers.load = peer;
 
   var self = this;
-  peer.once('error', function() {
-    // Just ignore, it will result in `close` anyway
+  peer.on('error', function(err) {
+    self.emit('error', err);
   });
 
   peer.once('close', onclose);
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
 
   // Create new peer on failure
   var self = this;
-  peer.once('error', function(err) {
-    // Just ignore, it will result in `close` anyway
+  peer.on('error', function(err) {
+    self.emit('error', err);
   });
 
   peer.once('close', function() {