diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 3b05c2963..10aa48735 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ func MakeSystemNode(name, version string, extra []byte, ctx *cli.Context) *node.
 		ExtraData:               MakeMinerExtra(extra, ctx),
 		NatSpec:                 ctx.GlobalBool(NatspecEnabledFlag.Name),
 		DocRoot:                 ctx.GlobalString(DocRootFlag.Name),
+		EnableJit:               ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableJitFlag.Name),
+		ForceJit:                ctx.GlobalBool(VMForceJitFlag.Name),
 		GasPrice:                common.String2Big(ctx.GlobalString(GasPriceFlag.Name)),
 		GpoMinGasPrice:          common.String2Big(ctx.GlobalString(GpoMinGasPriceFlag.Name)),
 		GpoMaxGasPrice:          common.String2Big(ctx.GlobalString(GpoMaxGasPriceFlag.Name)),
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index cecb914a8..2c3c2bb5c 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type BlockChain struct {
 	chainDb      ethdb.Database
 	eventMux     *event.TypeMux
 	genesisBlock *types.Block
+	vmConfig     *vm.Config
 
 	mu      sync.RWMutex // global mutex for locking chain operations
 	chainmu sync.RWMutex // blockchain insertion lock
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@ func NewBlockChain(chainDb ethdb.Database, pow pow.PoW, mux *event.TypeMux) (*Bl
 	return bc, nil
 }
 
+func (self *BlockChain) SetConfig(vmConfig *vm.Config) {
+	self.vmConfig = vmConfig
+}
+
 func (self *BlockChain) getProcInterrupt() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadInt32(&self.procInterrupt) == 1
 }
@@ -891,7 +896,7 @@ func (self *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 			return i, err
 		}
 		// Process block using the parent state as reference point.
-		receipts, logs, usedGas, err := self.processor.Process(block, statedb, nil)
+		receipts, logs, usedGas, err := self.processor.Process(block, statedb, self.vmConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			reportBlock(block, err)
 			return i, err
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index d807f8ae8..4f3e11a50 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/registrar/ethreg"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	GpobaseStepUp           int
 	GpobaseCorrectionFactor int
 
+	EnableJit bool
+	ForceJit  bool
+
 	TestGenesisBlock *types.Block   // Genesis block to seed the chain database with (testing only!)
 	TestGenesisState ethdb.Database // Genesis state to seed the database with (testing only!)
 }
@@ -225,6 +229,11 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	//genesis := core.GenesisBlock(uint64(config.GenesisNonce), stateDb)
 	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, eth.pow, eth.EventMux())
+	eth.blockchain.SetConfig(&vm.Config{
+		EnableJit: config.EnableJit,
+		ForceJit:  config.ForceJit,
+	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == core.ErrNoGenesis {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf(`Genesis block not found. Please supply a genesis block with the "--genesis /path/to/file" argument`)