diff --git a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
index 08441285b..c9b736c72 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/daemon.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/peermgr"
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
@@ -95,8 +96,9 @@ var DaemonCmd = &cli.Command{
 				return lr.SetAPIEndpoint(apima)
 			}),
 
-			node.ApplyIf(func(s *node.Settings) bool { return cctx.Bool("bootstrap") },
-				node.Override(node.BootstrapKey, modules.Bootstrap),
+			node.ApplyIf(func(s *node.Settings) bool { return !cctx.Bool("bootstrap") },
+				node.Unset(node.RunPeerMgrKey),
+				node.Unset(new(*peermgr.PeerMgr)),
 			),
 		)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/lotus/main.go b/cmd/lotus/main.go
index 7834ff423..e7cffe186 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	logging.SetLogLevel("*", "INFO")
+	logging.SetLogLevel("dht", "ERROR")
 	local := []*cli.Command{
 		DaemonCmd,
 	}
diff --git a/node/modules/core.go b/node/modules/core.go
index bde386d67..afc1b682a 100644
--- a/node/modules/core.go
+++ b/node/modules/core.go
@@ -3,24 +3,19 @@ package modules
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/addrutil"
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/helpers"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/repo"
 	"github.com/gbrlsnchs/jwt/v3"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/host"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peerstore"
 	record "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record"
-	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/repo"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("modules")
@@ -86,40 +81,3 @@ func ConfigBootstrap(peers []string) func() (dtypes.BootstrapPeers, error) {
 func BuiltinBootstrap() (dtypes.BootstrapPeers, error) {
 	return build.BuiltinBootstrap()
 }
-
-func Bootstrap(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, host host.Host, pinfos dtypes.BootstrapPeers) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(mctx)
-
-	lc.Append(fx.Hook{
-		OnStart: func(_ context.Context) error {
-			go func() {
-				for {
-					sctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
-					<-sctx.Done()
-					cancel()
-
-					if ctx.Err() != nil {
-						return
-					}
-
-					if len(host.Network().Conns()) > 0 {
-						continue
-					}
-
-					log.Warn("No peers connected, performing automatic bootstrap")
-
-					for _, pi := range pinfos {
-						if err := host.Connect(ctx, pi); err != nil {
-							log.Warn("bootstrap connect failed: ", err)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}()
-			return nil
-		},
-		OnStop: func(_ context.Context) error {
-			cancel()
-			return nil
-		},
-	})
-}
diff --git a/peermgr/peermgr.go b/peermgr/peermgr.go
index 8ddc3a40e..d8a0bea77 100644
--- a/peermgr/peermgr.go
+++ b/peermgr/peermgr.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package peermgr
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -41,12 +42,16 @@ type PeerMgr struct {
 	notifee *net.NotifyBundle
 }
 
-func NewPeerMgr(h host.Host, dht *dht.IpfsDHT) *PeerMgr {
+func NewPeerMgr(h host.Host, dht *dht.IpfsDHT, bootstrap dtypes.BootstrapPeers) *PeerMgr {
 	pm := &PeerMgr{
-		peers:       make(map[peer.ID]struct{}),
+		h:             h,
+		dht:           dht,
+		bootstrappers: bootstrap,
+
+		peers: make(map[peer.ID]struct{}),
+
 		maxFilPeers: MaxFilPeers,
 		minFilPeers: MinFilPeers,
-		h:           h,
 	}
 
 	pm.notifee = &net.NotifyBundle{