diff --git a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
index c7f8d0f8..57a5e0e1 100644
--- a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
+++ b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ Bcoin.prototype._getConfig = function(options) {
     logLevel: 'info',
     port: options.port,
     persistent: true,
-    workers: true,
-    maxOutbound: 16,
-    loader: require
+    workers: false
   };
   if (options.prefix) {
     config.prefix = options.prefix;