diff --git a/bitcoin.run b/bitcoin.run
index 53f81be..49ad7fe 100644
--- a/bitcoin.run
+++ b/bitcoin.run
@@ -10,14 +10,22 @@ rpcuser=${BITCOIND_RPCUSER:-rpcuser}
 rpcpassword=${BITCOIND_RPCPASSWORD:-$RANDOMPW}
 EOF
 
+ARGS=""
+ARGS+=" -printtoconsole"
+ARGS+=" -disablewallet"
+ARGS+=" -datadir=$HOME"
+ARGS+=" -conf=$HOME/bitcoin.conf"
+ARGS+=" -rpcallowip=::/0"
+
+if [[ ! -d $HOME/blocks ]]; then
+    if [[ -e $HOME/bootstrap.dat ]]; then
+        ARGS+=" -loadblock=$HOME/bootstrap.dat"
+    fi
+fi
+
 chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin $HOME
 
 exec chpst -ubitcoin \
-    bitcoind \
-        -printtoconsole \
-        -disablewallet \
-        -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoin \
-        -conf=/var/lib/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf \
-        -rpcallowip=::/0 \
+    bitcoind $ARGS \
         $BITCOIND_EXTRA_OPTS \
         2>&1