diff --git a/src/cli/commands/daemon.js b/src/cli/commands/daemon.js
index ba8dbd642a..0377f92b96 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/daemon.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/daemon.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module.exports = {
         type: 'boolean',
         default: false
       })
+      .option('enable-preload', {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: true
+      })
   },
 
   handler (argv) {
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = {
         repo: process.env.IPFS_PATH,
         offline: argv.offline,
         pass: argv.pass,
+        preload: { enabled: argv.enablePreload },
         EXPERIMENTAL: {
           pubsub: argv.enablePubsubExperiment,
           ipnsPubsub: argv.enableNamesysPubsub,
diff --git a/src/core/preload.js b/src/core/preload.js
index 2902005fc2..e139d31790 100644
--- a/src/core/preload.js
+++ b/src/core/preload.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = self => {
   options.addresses = options.addresses || []
 
   if (!options.enabled || !options.addresses.length) {
+    log('preload disabled')
     const api = (_, callback) => {
       if (callback) {
         setImmediate(() => callback())