diff --git a/conf/config.go b/conf/config.go
index c90a5a9..894b933 100644
--- a/conf/config.go
+++ b/conf/config.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	PublicKeyPath   string
 	PrivateKeyPath  string
 	DHTEndpointPort int64
+
+	BootstrapAddress string
 }
 
 var instance *Config
diff --git a/infrastructure/dht.go b/infrastructure/dht.go
index e73d847..0931714 100644
--- a/infrastructure/dht.go
+++ b/infrastructure/dht.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	dht "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 )
 
 type DHTRecord struct {
@@ -78,6 +79,17 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context) (*DHTService, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	pi, err := peer.AddrInfoFromString(conf.GetConfig().BootstrapAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	logger := oclib.GetLogger()
+	if err := h.Connect(ctx, *pi); err != nil {
+		logger.Err(fmt.Errorf("Failed to connect to MAIN bootstrap peer %s: %s", pi.ID, err))
+	} else {
+		logger.Info().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("Connected to MAIN bootstrap peer %s", pi.ID))
+	}
+
 	singletonService = service
 	if VerifyPubWithPriv() {
 		if _, err := singletonService.ClaimName(context.Background(),
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8918d60..672a4cb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func main() {
 	conf.GetConfig().PublicKeyPath = o.GetStringDefault("PEER_PUBLIC_KEY_PATH", "./pem/public.pem")
 	conf.GetConfig().PrivateKeyPath = o.GetStringDefault("PEER_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH", "./pem/private.pem")
 	conf.GetConfig().DHTEndpointPort = o.GetInt64Default("DHT_ENDPOINT_PORT", 4001)
+
+	conf.GetConfig().BootstrapAddress = o.GetStringDefault("BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS", "")
 	// Beego init
 	beego.BConfig.AppName = appname
 	beego.BConfig.Listen.HTTPPort = o.GetIntDefault("port", 8080)