diff --git a/homestar-runtime/fixtures/settings.toml b/homestar-runtime/fixtures/settings.toml
index 7f471e512..15f0bf073 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/fixtures/settings.toml
+++ b/homestar-runtime/fixtures/settings.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ process_collector_interval = 10
 [node.network]
 events_buffer_len = 1000
 websocket_port = 9999
+bootstrap_addresses = ["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9998/ws/"]
diff --git a/homestar-runtime/src/settings.rs b/homestar-runtime/src/settings.rs
index b0e2185e1..8db532c2d 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/src/settings.rs
+++ b/homestar-runtime/src/settings.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub struct Network {
     pub(crate) workflow_quorum: usize,
     /// Pubkey setup configuration
     pub(crate) keypair_config: PubkeyConfig,
+    /// Multiaddrs of the bootstrap nodes to connect to on startup
+    pub(crate) bootstrap_addresses: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// Database-related settings for a homestar node.
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ impl Default for Network {
             websocket_capacity: 100,
             workflow_quorum: 3,
             keypair_config: PubkeyConfig::Random,
+            bootstrap_addresses: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -323,6 +326,8 @@ mod test {
         default_modded_settings.network.events_buffer_len = 1000;
         default_modded_settings.network.websocket_port = 9999;
         default_modded_settings.shutdown_timeout = Duration::from_secs(20);
+        default_modded_settings.network.bootstrap_addresses =
+            vec!["/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9998/ws/".into()];
         assert_eq!(settings.node(), &default_modded_settings);
     }