diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index f94618e6..039594d5 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -1945,12 +1945,13 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             return;
         }
 
+        const simpleModeFlags = "--enable-dns-blocklist --out-peers 16";
         if (appWindow.daemonRunning) {
             appWindow.stopDaemon(function() {
-                appWindow.startDaemon("")
+                appWindow.startDaemon(simpleModeFlags)
             });
         } else {
-            appWindow.startDaemon("");
+            appWindow.startDaemon(simpleModeFlags);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
index 82d9eece..b7fb12db 100644
--- a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ bool DaemonManager::start(const QString &flags, NetworkType::Type nettype, const
         arguments << "--no-sync";
     }
 
-    if (!flags.contains("--out-peers", Qt::CaseSensitive) && bootstrapNodeAddress == "auto") {
-        arguments << "--out-peers" << "16";
-    }
-
     arguments << "--check-updates" << "disabled";
 
     // --max-concurrency based on threads available.