diff --git a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
index 7bfee1a58..af5168004 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
+++ b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ staging:
   network_id: 0
   max_peers: 4
   console: true
+  bootnodes: 
+    boot: false
+    enodes: [] #insert enode urls here. 
   account:
     init: false
     address:
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ production:
   network_id: 1
   max_peers: 4
   console: true
+  bootnodes: 
+    boot: false
+    enodes: []
   account:
     init: false
     address:
diff --git a/lib/blockchain.js b/lib/blockchain.js
index 0915c2a8b..3b03788a0 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain.js
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ Blockchain.prototype.run_command = function(address, use_tmp) {
     cmd += "--unlock " + address + " ";
   }
 
+  if (config.bootNodes.init == true){
+    cmd += "--bootnodes ";
+    for (var i = 0; i < config.bootNodes.enodes.length; i++){
+      cmd += config.bootNodes.enodes[i] + " ";
+    }
+  }
   if (config.console_toggle) {
     cmd += "console";
   }
@@ -105,15 +111,12 @@ Blockchain.prototype.get_address = function() {
       console.log("=== already initialized");
       address = result.output.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1];
     } else {
-      console.log("running: " + this.init_command() + " " +  this.account.num + " time(s)");
-      result = '';
-      for (var i = 0; i < this.account.num; i++){
-        result = exec(this.init_command()) + '\n';
-        address = result.output.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1]; //TODO: Write a proper reg expression to match multiple lines of output...not my forte
-      }
+      console.log("running: " + this.init_command());
+      result = exec(this.init_command());
+      address = result.output.match(/{(\w+)}/)[1];
     }
   }
-  if (this.account.num > 1) return exec(this.list_command());
+
   return address;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/config/blockchain.js b/lib/config/blockchain.js
index 6fade581e..33624bad1 100644
--- a/lib/config/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/config/blockchain.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BlockchainConfig.prototype.config = function(env) {
   else {
     networkId = config.network_id;
   }
+  
 
   config = {
     rpcHost: config.rpc_host,
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ BlockchainConfig.prototype.config = function(env) {
     genesisBlock: config.genesis_block,
     datadir: config.datadir,
     chains: config.chains,
+    bootNodes: config.bootnodes,
     deployTimeout: config.deploy_timeout || 20,
     networkId: networkId,
-    maxPeers: 4,
+    maxPeers: config.max_peers || 4,
     port: config.port || "30303",
     console_toggle: config.console || false,
     mine_when_needed: config.mine_when_needed || false,
@@ -54,4 +56,4 @@ BlockchainConfig.prototype.config = function(env) {
   return config;
 };
 
-module.exports = BlockchainConfig;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = BlockchainConfig;