diff --git a/lbry/conf.py b/lbry/conf.py
index 6da4952d1..d2dc8bb3a 100644
--- a/lbry/conf.py
+++ b/lbry/conf.py
@@ -624,6 +624,10 @@ class Config(CLIConfig):
         "will increase. This setting is used by seed nodes, you probably don't want to change it during normal "
         "use.", 2
     )
+    is_bootstrap_node = Toggle(
+        "When running as a bootstrap node, disable all logic related to balancing the routing table, so we can "
+        "add as many peers as possible and better help first-runs.", False
+    )
 
     # protocol timeouts
     download_timeout = Float("Cumulative timeout for a stream to begin downloading before giving up", 30.0)
diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
index e061c4363..637ede42e 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/components.py
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ class DHTComponent(Component):
             peer_port=self.external_peer_port,
             rpc_timeout=self.conf.node_rpc_timeout,
             split_buckets_under_index=self.conf.split_buckets_under_index,
+            is_bootstrap_node=self.conf.is_bootstrap_node,
             storage=storage
         )
         self.dht_node.start(self.conf.network_interface, self.conf.known_dht_nodes)