diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9b8e479..cbe99e2 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 const Kredits = require('kredits-contracts');
 const IpfsPinner = require('./lib/ipfs-pinner');
 const debug = require('debug')('ipfs-pinner');
+const { inspect } = require('util');
+
+// TODO make configurable
+const peerId = "QmbqZCZ2RzVr4r1UEdFak6ra76kHxtGmfV9r3e1Ev6Tj5D";
+const peerAddrs = [ "/dns4/barnard.kosmos.org/tcp/4001" ];
+const bootstrapNode = `${peerAddrs[0]}/ipfs/${peerId}`;
+const peerConfig = { "ID": peerId, "Addrs": [ peerAddrs ] };
 
 const argv = require('yargs')
   .default({
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ const argv = require('yargs')
     port: '5001',
     protocol: 'http',
     monitor: true,
-    bootstrapNode: '/ip4/46.4.18.160/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7'
+    bootstrapNode: bootstrapNode
   })
   .boolean('monitor')
   .describe({
@@ -49,18 +56,33 @@ console.log(`Using IPFS:`, ipfsConfig);
 
     await ipfsApi.id();
 
-    debug(`Connecting to known IPFS node ${argv.bootstrapNode}`);
-    await ipfsApi.swarm.connect(argv.bootstrapNode);
+    // debug(`Connecting to known IPFS node ${argv.bootstrapNode}`);
+    // await ipfsApi.swarm.connect(argv.bootstrapNode);
 
-    const ipfsPinner = new IpfsPinner(kredits);
+    let peers;
 
-    ipfsPinner.pinAll().then(pins => {
-      console.log(`Pinned ${pins.length} existing documents`);
-    });
+    try {
+      peers = await ipfsApi.config.get('Peering.Peers');
+    } catch(e) { /* No peers configured */ }
 
-    ipfsPinner.monitor(pin => {
-      console.log('Pinned a new document:', pin[0]["hash"]);
-    });
+    if (peers) {
+      // TODO check for kosmos peer
+      debug('IPFS peers configured:');
+      debug(inspect(peers.map(p => p.ID)));
+    } else {
+      debug(`Configuring persistent IPFS peer: ${peerId}`);
+      await ipfsApi.config.set('Peering', { "Peers": [ peerConfig ]});
+    }
+
+    // const ipfsPinner = new IpfsPinner(kredits);
+
+    // ipfsPinner.pinAll().then(pins => {
+    //   console.log(`Pinned ${pins.length} existing documents`);
+    // });
+    //
+    // ipfsPinner.monitor(pin => {
+    //   console.log('Pinned a new document:', pin[0]["hash"]);
+    // });
 
     console.log(`Subscribed to DAO: ${kredits.Kernel.contract.address}`);
   } catch(e) {