diff --git a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
index 487a539ef..276103706 100644
--- a/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
+++ b/lib/services/p2p/bcoin.js
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ Bcoin.prototype.stop = function() {
 Bcoin.prototype._getConfig = function(options) {
   var config = {
     checkpoints: true,
-    network: options.network || 'main',
-    listen: true
+    network: options.bcoin_network || 'main',
+    listen: true,
+    logLevel: options.logLevel
   };
   if (options.prefix) {
     config.prefix = options.prefix;
diff --git a/lib/services/p2p/index.js b/lib/services/p2p/index.js
index 14f49dae8..813a93a69 100644
--- a/lib/services/p2p/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/p2p/index.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ P2P.prototype._connect = function() {
 };
 
 P2P.prototype._getBestHeight = function() {
+
   if (this._peers === 0) {
     return 0;
   }
@@ -285,7 +286,6 @@ P2P.prototype._onPeerReady = function(peer, addr) {
 
 };
 
-
 P2P.prototype._onPeerTx = function(peer, message) {
   var filteredMessage = this._applyMempoolFilter(message);
   if (filteredMessage) {
@@ -332,9 +332,16 @@ P2P.prototype._setResourceFilter = function(filter, resource) {
 };
 
 P2P.prototype._startBcoin = function() {
+  var logLevel;
+  if (process.env.BITCORE_ENV === 'debug') {
+    log.info('Debug mode detected, starting Bcoin logger');
+    logLevel = 'info';
+  }
+
   this._bcoin = new Bcoin({
     network: this.node.network,
-    prefix: this.node.datadir
+    prefix: this.node.datadir,
+    logLevel: logLevel,
   });
   this._bcoin.start();
 };