diff --git a/gateway.go b/gateway.go
index 7e64b56..d239ac0 100644
--- a/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway.go
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ type Gateway struct {
 	Writable     bool
 	PathPrefixes []string
 	APICommands  []string
+	FetchBlocks  bool
 }
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index a6e70b7..8b7e588 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 				"Access-Control-Allow-Headers": []string{"X-Requested-With", "Range"},
 			},
 			APICommands: []string{},
+			FetchBlocks: true,
 		},
 		Reprovider: Reprovider{
 			Interval: "12h",