diff --git a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
index 9a7755fc..86c1a2cc 100644
--- a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ 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.