3 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.cpp b/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
index 8639fdb3b..645bab454 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string> > arg_proxy = {"proxy", "<network-type>,<socks-ip:port>[,max_connections] i.e. \"tor,127.0.0.1:9050,100\""};
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string> > arg_anonymous_inbound = {"anonymous-inbound", "<hidden-service-address>,<[bind-ip:]port>[,max_connections] i.e. \"x.onion,127.0.0.1:18083,100\""};
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_p2p_hide_my_port   =    {"hide-my-port", "Do not announce yourself as peerlist candidate", false, true};
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_no_sync = {"no-sync", "Don't synchronize the blockchain with other peers", false};
 
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_no_igd  = {"no-igd", "Disable UPnP port mapping"};
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<int64_t>     arg_out_peers = {"out-peers", "set max number of out peers", -1};
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.h b/src/p2p/net_node.h
index 112f30fb6..962cfbb89 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.h
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.h
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string> > arg_proxy;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string> > arg_anonymous_inbound;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_p2p_hide_my_port;
+    extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_no_sync;
 
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_no_igd;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_offline;
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 471fdda0d..08c5d3f27 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_proxy);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_anonymous_inbound);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_hide_my_port);
+    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_no_sync);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_no_igd);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_out_peers);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_in_peers);
@@ -310,6 +311,9 @@ namespace nodetool
     if(command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_p2p_hide_my_port))
       m_hide_my_port = true;
 
+    if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_no_sync))
+      m_payload_handler.set_no_sync(true);
+
     if ( !set_max_out_peers(public_zone, command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_out_peers) ) )
       return false;
     else