diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a04286501..3146ed558 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ at anytime.
   *
 
 ### Changed
-  *
-  *
+  * include all of our own blobs in the local dht datastore (as if we had announced them to ourselves)
+  * ignore dht `store` token validation errors for the first expiration-time after startup (fixes failed `store` requests after a restart)
 
 ### Added
   *
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py b/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
index a5fe1e8ed..370a3ddeb 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/BlobManager.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class DiskBlobManager(object):
-    def __init__(self, blob_dir, storage):
+    def __init__(self, blob_dir, storage, node_datastore=None):
         """
         This class stores blobs on the hard disk
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class DiskBlobManager(object):
         """
         self.storage = storage
         self.blob_dir = blob_dir
+        self._node_datastore = node_datastore
         self.blob_creator_type = BlobFileCreator
         # TODO: consider using an LRU for blobs as there could potentially
         #       be thousands of blobs loaded up, many stale
@@ -29,10 +30,14 @@ class DiskBlobManager(object):
         if conf.settings['run_reflector_server']: # TODO: move this looping call to SQLiteStorage
             self.check_should_announce_lc = task.LoopingCall(self.storage.verify_will_announce_all_head_and_sd_blobs)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setup(self):
         if self.check_should_announce_lc and not self.check_should_announce_lc.running:
             self.check_should_announce_lc.start(600)
-        return defer.succeed(True)
+        if self._node_datastore is not None:
+            raw_blob_hashes = yield self.storage.get_all_finished_blobs()
+            self._node_datastore.completed_blobs.update(raw_blob_hashes)
+        defer.returnValue(True)
 
     def stop(self):
         if self.check_should_announce_lc and self.check_should_announce_lc.running:
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ class DiskBlobManager(object):
         yield self.storage.add_completed_blob(
             blob.blob_hash, blob.length, next_announce_time, should_announce
         )
+        if self._node_datastore is not None:
+            self._node_datastore.completed_blobs.add(blob.blob_hash.decode('hex'))
 
     def completed_blobs(self, blobhashes_to_check):
         return self._completed_blobs(blobhashes_to_check)
@@ -98,6 +105,11 @@ class DiskBlobManager(object):
     def delete_blobs(self, blob_hashes):
         bh_to_delete_from_db = []
         for blob_hash in blob_hashes:
+            if self._node_datastore is not None:
+                try:
+                    self._node_datastore.completed_blobs.remove(blob_hash.decode('hex'))
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
             try:
                 blob = yield self.get_blob(blob_hash)
                 yield blob.delete()
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Session.py b/lbrynet/core/Session.py
index 3e52b9649..d3a1febbc 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Session.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Session.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Session(object):
                 raise Exception(
                     "TempBlobManager is no longer supported, specify BlobManager or db_dir")
             else:
-                self.blob_manager = DiskBlobManager(self.blob_dir, self.storage)
+                self.blob_manager = DiskBlobManager(self.blob_dir, self.storage, self.dht_node._dataStore)
 
         # if self.blob_tracker is None:
         #     self.blob_tracker = self.blob_tracker_class(
diff --git a/lbrynet/database/storage.py b/lbrynet/database/storage.py
index 8241879cb..d2bbb5849 100644
--- a/lbrynet/database/storage.py
+++ b/lbrynet/database/storage.py
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ class SQLiteStorage(object):
             "select blob_hash from blob where should_announce=1 and status='finished'"
         )
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_all_finished_blobs(self):
+        blob_hashes = yield self.run_and_return_list(
+            "select blob_hash from blob where status='finished'"
+        )
+        defer.returnValue([blob_hash.decode('hex') for blob_hash in blob_hashes])
+
     def update_last_announced_blob(self, blob_hash, last_announced):
         return self.db.runOperation(
                     "update blob set next_announce_time=?, last_announced_time=?, single_announce=0 where blob_hash=?",
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/datastore.py b/lbrynet/dht/datastore.py
index 72969a772..234eb3209 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/datastore.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/datastore.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class DictDataStore(UserDict.DictMixin):
             from twisted.internet import reactor
             getTime = reactor.seconds
         self._getTime = getTime
+        self.completed_blobs = set()
 
     def keys(self):
         """ Return a list of the keys in this data store """
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/node.py b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
index a3681b604..76763f9e5 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/node.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
@@ -579,8 +579,23 @@ class Node(MockKademliaHelper):
         if self._protocol._protocolVersion:
             response['protocolVersion'] = self._protocol._protocolVersion
 
-        if self._dataStore.hasPeersForBlob(key):
-            response[key] = self._dataStore.getPeersForBlob(key)
+        # get peers we have stored for this blob
+        has_other_peers = self._dataStore.hasPeersForBlob(key)
+        peers = []
+        if has_other_peers:
+            peers.extend(self._dataStore.getPeersForBlob(key))
+
+        # if we don't have k storing peers to return and we have this hash locally, include our contact information
+        if len(peers) < constants.k and key in self._dataStore.completed_blobs:
+            compact_ip = str(
+                reduce(lambda buff, x: buff + bytearray([int(x)]), self.externalIP.split('.'), bytearray())
+            )
+            compact_port = str(struct.pack('>H', self.peerPort))
+            compact_address = compact_ip + compact_port + self.node_id
+            peers.append(compact_address)
+
+        if peers:
+            response[key] = peers
         else:
             response['contacts'] = self.findNode(rpc_contact, key)
         return response