diff --git a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
index 9c15c75f..c7f8d0f8 100644
--- a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
+++ b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Bcoin.prototype.start = function(callback) {
 
   self._bcoin.open().then(function() {
     self._bcoin.connect().then(function() {
-      self._bcoin.startSync();
-      log.info('Waiting for Bcoin to sync');
       self._bcoin.pool.once('full', function() {
         callback();
       });
+      self._bcoin.startSync();
+      log.info('Waiting for Bcoin to sync');
     });
   });
 };
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ Bcoin.prototype._getConfig = function(options) {
     logLevel: 'info',
     port: options.port,
     persistent: true,
-    workers: true
+    workers: true,
+    maxOutbound: 16,
+    loader: require
   };
   if (options.prefix) {
     config.prefix = options.prefix;