diff --git a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
index 49fb0add49..af51680041 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
+++ b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ development:
   account:
     init: true
     password: config/password
+    num: 1
 staging:
   rpc_host: localhost
   rpc_port: 8101
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ staging:
   network_id: 0
   max_peers: 4
   console: true
+  bootnodes: 
+    boot: false
+    enodes: [] #insert enode urls here. 
   account:
     init: false
     address:
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ production:
   network_id: 1
   max_peers: 4
   console: true
+  bootnodes: 
+    boot: false
+    enodes: []
   account:
     init: false
     address:
diff --git a/lib/blockchain.js b/lib/blockchain.js
index 9ab37a5c9a..3b03788a0f 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain.js
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ Blockchain.prototype.run_command = function(address, use_tmp) {
     cmd += "--unlock " + address + " ";
   }
 
+  if (config.bootNodes.init == true){
+    cmd += "--bootnodes ";
+    for (var i = 0; i < config.bootNodes.enodes.length; i++){
+      cmd += config.bootNodes.enodes[i] + " ";
+    }
+  }
   if (config.console_toggle) {
     cmd += "console";
   }
diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index 89d9bf4c80..2006fd57a0 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ Compiler.prototype.compile_solidity = function(contractFile) {
   output = result.output;
 
   if (result.code === 1) {
-    throw new Error(result.output);
+    if (version == '0.1.1' || version == '0.1.0'){
+      throw new Error(result.output);
+    }
   }
 
   json = JSON.parse(output).contracts;
diff --git a/lib/config/blockchain.js b/lib/config/blockchain.js
index d0dcdd50fb..33624bad17 100644
--- a/lib/config/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/config/blockchain.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BlockchainConfig.prototype.config = function(env) {
   else {
     networkId = config.network_id;
   }
+  
 
   config = {
     rpcHost: config.rpc_host,
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ BlockchainConfig.prototype.config = function(env) {
     genesisBlock: config.genesis_block,
     datadir: config.datadir,
     chains: config.chains,
+    bootNodes: config.bootnodes,
     deployTimeout: config.deploy_timeout || 20,
     networkId: networkId,
-    maxPeers: 4,
+    maxPeers: config.max_peers || 4,
     port: config.port || "30303",
     console_toggle: config.console || false,
     mine_when_needed: config.mine_when_needed || false,