diff --git a/src/connection.cpp b/src/connection.cpp
index 68aef68..37fcdfa 100644
--- a/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/connection.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void ConnectionLoader::createZcashConf() {
             
         QTextStream out(&file); 
         
+        out << "addnode=mainnet.z.cash\n";
         out << "server=1\n";
         out << "rpcuser=zec-qt-wallet\n";
         out << "rpcpassword=" % randomPassword() << "\n";