diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index 8a96f26ec..4d8e85fd3 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 process.title = 'bcoin';
 
-var bcoin = require('../');
 var assert = require('assert');
+var bcoin = require('../');
+var co = bcoin.co;
+var options, node;
 
-var options = bcoin.config({
+options = bcoin.config({
   config: true,
   arg: true,
   env: true,
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ var options = bcoin.config({
 
 bcoin.set(options);
 
-var node = new bcoin.fullnode(options);
+node = new bcoin.fullnode(options);
 
 node.on('error', function(err) {
   ;
@@ -31,7 +33,15 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
-node.open().then(function() {
-  node.pool.connect();
+co.spawn(function *() {
+  yield node.open();
+
+  if (options.listen)
+    yield node.listen();
+
+  yield node.connect();
+
   node.startSync();
+}).catch(function(err) {
+  throw err;
 });
diff --git a/bin/spvnode b/bin/spvnode
index e68e3802c..793f8a17b 100755
--- a/bin/spvnode
+++ b/bin/spvnode
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 process.title = 'bcoin';
 
+var assert = require('assert');
 var bcoin = require('../');
 var util = bcoin.util;
-var assert = require('assert');
+var co = bcoin.co;
+var options, node;
 
-var options = bcoin.config({
+options = bcoin.config({
   config: true,
   arg: true,
   env: true,
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ var options = bcoin.config({
 
 bcoin.set(options);
 
-var node = bcoin.spvnode(options);
+node = bcoin.spvnode(options);
 
 node.on('error', function(err) {
   ;
@@ -31,10 +33,13 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
-node.open().then(function() {
+co.spawn(function *() {
+  yield node.open();
+  yield node.connect();
+
   if (process.argv.indexOf('--test') !== -1) {
     node.pool.watchAddress('1VayNert3x1KzbpzMGt2qdqrAThiRovi8');
-    node.pool.watch(bcoin.outpoint().toRaw());
+    node.pool.watchOutpoint(new bcoin.outpoint());
     node.on('block', function(block) {
       assert(block.txs.length >= 1);
       if (block.txs.length > 1)
@@ -43,4 +48,6 @@ node.open().then(function() {
   }
 
   node.startSync();
+}).catch(function(err) {
+  throw err;
 });
diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 1f038bbd4..c296199bc 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -615,12 +615,15 @@ Pool.prototype.setLoader = function setLoader(peer) {
  * Start the blockchain sync.
  */
 
-Pool.prototype.startSync = co(function* startSync() {
-  yield this.connect();
+Pool.prototype.startSync = function startSync() {
+  if (!this.loaded)
+    return;
+
+  assert(this.connected, 'Pool is not connected!');
 
   this.syncing = true;
   this.sync();
-});
+};
 
 /**
  * Send a sync to each peer.
@@ -630,6 +633,9 @@ Pool.prototype.startSync = co(function* startSync() {
 Pool.prototype.sync = function sync() {
   var peer;
 
+  if (!this.syncing)
+    return;
+
   for (peer = this.peers.head(); peer; peer = peer.next) {
     if (!peer.outbound)
       continue;
@@ -645,6 +651,9 @@ Pool.prototype.sync = function sync() {
 Pool.prototype.forceSync = function forceSync() {
   var peer;
 
+  if (!this.syncing)
+    return;
+
   for (peer = this.peers.head(); peer; peer = peer.next) {
     if (!peer.outbound)
       continue;
diff --git a/lib/node/fullnode.js b/lib/node/fullnode.js
index 8916cc212..655accfc2 100644
--- a/lib/node/fullnode.js
+++ b/lib/node/fullnode.js
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ FullNode.prototype._open = co(function* open() {
   // Ensure primary wallet.
   yield this.openWallet();
 
-  if (this.options.listen)
-    yield this.pool.listen();
-
   this.logger.info('Node is loaded.');
 });
 
@@ -360,6 +357,7 @@ FullNode.prototype.listen = function listen() {
 
 /**
  * Connect to the network.
+ * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
 FullNode.prototype.connect = function connect() {
diff --git a/lib/node/spvnode.js b/lib/node/spvnode.js
index 4d374eaf2..59e53acfe 100644
--- a/lib/node/spvnode.js
+++ b/lib/node/spvnode.js
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ SPVNode.prototype.scan = co(function* scan(start, filter, iter) {
 
     if (this.chain.height < height) {
       // We need to somehow defer this.
-      // yield this.pool.startSync();
+      // yield this.connect();
+      // this.startSync();
       // yield this.watchUntil(height, iter);
     }
   } finally {
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ SPVNode.prototype.sendTX = function sendTX(tx) {
 
 /**
  * Connect to the network.
+ * @returns {Promise}
  */
 
 SPVNode.prototype.connect = function connect() {