diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fd0aeff4..98ceb56b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-
 var BitcoreNode = require('./lib/node');
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 var Unit = bitcore.Unit;
diff --git a/lib/networkmonitor.js b/lib/networkmonitor.js
index e0194b2f..84e48dfc 100644
--- a/lib/networkmonitor.js
+++ b/lib/networkmonitor.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var Networks = bitcore.Networks;
 var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
 var p2p = require('bitcore-p2p');
 var Peer = p2p.Peer;
-var Messages = p2p.Messages;
+var messages = new p2p.Messages();
 
 function NetworkMonitor(eventBus, peer) {
   $.checkArgument(eventBus);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ NetworkMonitor.prototype.setupPeer = function(peer) {
   });
   peer.on('inv', function(m) {
     // TODO only ask for data if tx or block is unknown
-    peer.sendMessage(new Messages.GetData(m.inventory));
+    peer.sendMessage(messages.GetData(m.inventory));
   });
   peer.on('tx', function(m) {
     self.bus.process(m.transaction);