diff --git a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Components.py b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Components.py
index 15578b9e5..bf5c8fb51 100644
--- a/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Components.py
+++ b/lbrynet/extras/daemon/Components.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class HashAnnouncerComponent(Component):
 
 class StreamManagerComponent(Component):
     component_name = STREAM_MANAGER_COMPONENT
-    depends_on = [BLOB_COMPONENT, DATABASE_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT, DHT_COMPONENT]
+    depends_on = [BLOB_COMPONENT, DATABASE_COMPONENT, WALLET_COMPONENT]
 
     def __init__(self, component_manager):
         super().__init__(component_manager)
@@ -455,8 +455,10 @@ class StreamManagerComponent(Component):
         blob_manager = self.component_manager.get_component(BLOB_COMPONENT)
         storage = self.component_manager.get_component(DATABASE_COMPONENT)
         wallet = self.component_manager.get_component(WALLET_COMPONENT)
-        node = self.component_manager.get_component(DHT_COMPONENT)
-
+        try:
+            node = self.component_manager.get_component(DHT_COMPONENT)
+        except NameError:
+            node = None
         log.info('Starting the file manager')
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self.stream_manager = StreamManager(
diff --git a/lbrynet/stream/stream_manager.py b/lbrynet/stream/stream_manager.py
index 313a25e2b..fadda258f 100644
--- a/lbrynet/stream/stream_manager.py
+++ b/lbrynet/stream/stream_manager.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ comparison_operators = {
 
 class StreamManager:
     def __init__(self, loop: asyncio.BaseEventLoop, blob_manager: 'BlobFileManager', wallet: 'LbryWalletManager',
-                 storage: 'SQLiteStorage', node: 'Node', peer_timeout: float, peer_connect_timeout: float,
-                 fixed_peers: typing.Optional[typing.List['KademliaPeer']] = None):
+                 storage: 'SQLiteStorage', node: typing.Optional['Node'], peer_timeout: float,
+                 peer_connect_timeout: float, fixed_peers: typing.Optional[typing.List['KademliaPeer']] = None):
         self.loop = loop
         self.blob_manager = blob_manager
         self.wallet = wallet
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class StreamManager:
                 self.streams.add(stream)
 
     async def resume(self):
+        if not self.node:
+            log.warning("no DHT node given, cannot resume downloads")
+            return
         await self.node.joined.wait()
         resumed = 0
         for stream in self.streams: