diff --git a/docs/pool.md b/docs/pool.md
index 13c1314..72f0b08 100644
--- a/docs/pool.md
+++ b/docs/pool.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ By default, peers will be added via DNS discovery and as peers are announced in
 ```javascript
 
 var pool = new Pool(Networks.livenet, {
-  discover: false,
-  listenAddr: false,
-  addrs: [
+  dnsSeed: false, // prevent seeding with DNS discovered known peers upon connecting
+  listenAddr: false, // prevent new peers being added from addr messages
+  addrs: [ // initial peers to connect to
     {
       ip: {
         v4: '127.0.0.1'
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 24c9fca..e889c43 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ function Pool(network, options) {
   this._addrs = [];
 
   this.listenAddr = true;
-  this.discover = true;
+  this.dnsSeed = true;
 
   // define configuration options
   if (options) {
     if (options.listenAddr === false) {
       this.listenAddr = false;
     }
-    if (options.discover === false) {
-      this.discover = false;
+    if (options.dnsSeed === false) {
+      this.dnsSeed = false;
     }
     if (options.addrs) {
       for(var i = 0; i < options.addrs.length; i++) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Pool.PeerEvents = ['version', 'inv', 'getdata', 'ping', 'pong', 'addr',
 Pool.prototype.connect = function connect() {
   this.keepalive = true;
   var self = this;
-  if (this.discover) {
+  if (this.dnsSeed) {
     self._addAddrsFromSeeds();
   } else {
     self._fillConnections();
diff --git a/test/pool.js b/test/pool.js
index 9562f0b..a0b9bc2 100644
--- a/test/pool.js
+++ b/test/pool.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
       throw new Error('DNS should not be called');
     });
     var options = {
-      discover: false,
+      dnsSeed: false,
       addrs: [
         {
           ip: {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
 
   it('will add addrs via options argument', function() {
     var options = {
-      discover: false,
+      dnsSeed: false,
       addrs: [
         {
           ip: {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
     });
 
     var options = {
-      discover: false,
+      dnsSeed: false,
       addrs: [
         {
           ip: {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
     });
 
     var options = {
-      discover: false,
+      dnsSeed: false,
       listenAddr: false,
       addrs: [
         {