diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index a9b89c4..e458ae7 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function Node ()
 	this._lastBlock = 0;
 	this._lastStats = JSON.stringify(this.stats);
 	this._lastFetch = 0;
-	this._startBlockFetch = 0;
+	this._lastPending = 0;
 
 	this._tries = 0;
 	this._down = 0;
@@ -533,7 +533,10 @@ Node.prototype.getPending = function()
 
 			self.stats.pending = pending;
 
-			self.sendPendingUpdate();
+			if(self._lastPending !== pending)
+				self.sendPendingUpdate();
+
+			self._lastPending = pending;
 		});
 	}
 }