1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 6114bbaa2d..a46742e56a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1677,7 +1677,14 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-seednode")) {
         connOptions.vSeedNodes = gArgs.GetArgs("-seednode");
     }
-
+    // Initiate outbound connections unless connect=0
+    connOptions.m_use_addrman_outgoing = !gArgs.IsArgSet("-connect");
+    if (!connOptions.m_use_addrman_outgoing) {
+        const auto connect = gArgs.GetArgs("-connect");
+        if (connect.size() != 1 || connect[0] != "0") {
+            connOptions.m_specified_outgoing = connect;
+        }
+    }
     if (!connman.Start(scheduler, connOptions)) {
         return false;
     }