diff --git a/run-onionr-node.py b/run-onionr-node.py
index ab58cd4e..2c8f3431 100755
--- a/run-onionr-node.py
+++ b/run-onionr-node.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def show_info(p: Process):
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
 parser.add_argument(
-    "--use-bootstap-file", help="Use bootstrap node list file",
+    "--use-bootstrap-file", help="Use bootstrap node list file",
     type=int, default=1)
 parser.add_argument(
     "--show-stats", help="Display curses output of Onionr stats",
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ config['general']['dev_mode'] = False
 
 config['general']['store_plaintext_blocks'] = True
 config['general']['use_bootstrap_list'] = True
+config['transports']['tor'] = True
 
 if not args.use_bootstrap_file:
     config['general']['use_bootstrap_list'] = False
diff --git a/src/communicator/__init__.py b/src/communicator/__init__.py
index 99a0b329..77af2bc7 100755
--- a/src/communicator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/communicator/__init__.py
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                 180, my_args=[self], requires_peer=True, max_threads=1)
             deniableBlockTimer.count = (deniableBlockTimer.frequency - 175)
 
-        # Timer to check for connectivity,
-        # through Tor to various high-profile onion services
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, netcheck.net_check, 500,
-                                 my_args=[self], max_threads=1)
+        if config.get('transports.tor', True):
+            # Timer to check for connectivity,
+            # through Tor to various high-profile onion services
+            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(
+                self, netcheck.net_check, 500,
+                my_args=[self], max_threads=1)
 
         # Announce the public API server transport address
         # to other nodes if security level allows