diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index 8eb6fea..b566f0e 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ Pool.prototype._connectPeer = function _connectPeer(addr) {
       host: ip,
       port: port,
       messages: self.messages,
+      network: this.network,
       relay: self.relay
     });
 
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addConnectedPeer = function _addConnectedPeer(socket, addr) {
   if (!this._connectedPeers[addr.hash]) {
     var peer = new Peer({
       socket: socket,
+      network: this.network,
       messages: self.messages
     });
 
diff --git a/test/pool.js b/test/pool.js
index ac29589..8ea1663 100644
--- a/test/pool.js
+++ b/test/pool.js
@@ -417,6 +417,22 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
       Peer.prototype.connect.calledOnce.should.equal(true);
       connectStub.restore();
     });
+
+    it('will pass network to peer', function() {
+      var connectStub = sinon.stub(Peer.prototype, 'connect');
+      var pool = new Pool({network: Networks.testnet, maxSize: 1});
+      var ipv6 = '2001:0db8:85a3:0042:1000:8a2e:0370:7334';
+      pool._addPeerEventHandlers = sinon.stub();
+      pool._connectPeer({
+        ip: {
+          v6: ipv6
+        },
+        hash: 'hash'
+      });
+      /* jshint sub: true */
+      pool._connectedPeers['hash'].network.should.equal(pool.network);
+      connectStub.restore();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#_addConnectedPeer', function() {
@@ -444,6 +460,16 @@ describe('Pool', function() {
       pool._addPeerEventHandlers.calledOnce.should.equal(false);
     });
 
+    it('will pass network to peer', function() {
+      /* jshint sub: true */
+      var pool = new Pool({network: Networks.testnet, maxSize: 1});
+      pool._addConnectedPeer({
+        on: sinon.stub()
+      }, {hash: 'hash'});
+      should.exist(pool._connectedPeers['hash']);
+      pool._connectedPeers['hash'].network.should.equal(pool.network);
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('#listen', function() {