diff --git a/Config.cpp b/Config.cpp
index bf6080a1..0ed09ae8 100644
--- a/Config.cpp
+++ b/Config.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace config {
 	options_description reseed("Reseed options");	
 	reseed.add_options()
 	  ("reseed.verify", value<bool>()->default_value(false), "Verify .su3 signature")
+	  ("reseed.threshold", value<uint16_t>()->default_value(25), "Minimum number of known routers before requesting reseed")
 		("reseed.floodfill", value<std::string>()->default_value(""), "Path to router info of floodfill to reseed from")
 	  ("reseed.file", value<std::string>()->default_value(""),  "Path to local .su3 file or HTTPS URL to reseed from")
 	  ("reseed.zipfile", value<std::string>()->default_value(""),  "Path to local .zip file to reseed from")
diff --git a/NetDb.cpp b/NetDb.cpp
index 1c5758df..b4ad6399 100644
--- a/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/NetDb.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ namespace data
 		InitProfilesStorage ();
 		m_Families.LoadCertificates ();
 		Load ();
-		if (m_RouterInfos.size () < 25) // reseed if # of router less than 50
+
+                uint16_t threshold; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.threshold", threshold);
+		if (m_RouterInfos.size () < threshold) // reseed if # of router less than threshold
 			Reseed ();
 
 		m_IsRunning = true;
@@ -328,40 +330,7 @@ namespace data
 			}
 		}
 
-
-		std::string su3FileName; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.file", su3FileName);
-		std::string zipFileName; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.zipfile", zipFileName);
-
-		if (su3FileName.length() > 0) // bootstrap from SU3 file or URL
-		{
-                    int num;
-                    if (su3FileName.length() > 8 && su3FileName.substr(0, 8) == "https://")
-                    {
-			num = m_Reseeder->ReseedFromSU3Url (su3FileName); // from https URL
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-			num = m_Reseeder->ProcessSU3File (su3FileName.c_str ());
-                    }
-                    if (num == 0)
-                        LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: failed to reseed from ", su3FileName);
-                    return;
-		}
-                else if (zipFileName.length() > 0) // bootstrap from ZIP file
-		{
-                    int num = m_Reseeder->ProcessZIPFile (zipFileName.c_str ());
-                    if (num == 0)
-                        LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: failed to reseed from ", zipFileName);
-                    return;
-                }
-                else // bootstrap from reseed servers
-                {
-                    int reseedRetries = 0;
-                    while (reseedRetries < 10 && !m_Reseeder->ReseedFromServers ())
-                            reseedRetries++;
-                    if (reseedRetries >= 10)
-                            LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: failed to reseed after 10 attempts");
-                }
+                m_Reseeder->Bootstrap ();
 	}
 
 	void NetDb::ReseedFromFloodfill(const RouterInfo & ri, int numRouters, int numFloodfills)
diff --git a/Reseed.cpp b/Reseed.cpp
index 10f3cf5a..24df13f7 100644
--- a/Reseed.cpp
+++ b/Reseed.cpp
@@ -32,17 +32,73 @@ namespace data
 	{
 	}
 
+        /** @brief tries to bootstrap into I2P network (from local files and servers, with respect of options)
+         */
+        void Reseeder::Bootstrap ()
+        {
+            std::string su3FileName; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.file", su3FileName);
+            std::string zipFileName; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.zipfile", zipFileName);
+
+            if (su3FileName.length() > 0) // bootstrap from SU3 file or URL
+            {
+                int num;
+                if (su3FileName.length() > 8 && su3FileName.substr(0, 8) == "https://")
+                {
+                    num = ReseedFromSU3Url (su3FileName); // from https URL
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    num = ProcessSU3File (su3FileName.c_str ());
+                }
+                if (num == 0)
+                    LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Reseed: failed to reseed from ", su3FileName);
+            }
+            else if (zipFileName.length() > 0) // bootstrap from ZIP file
+            {
+                int num = ProcessZIPFile (zipFileName.c_str ());
+                if (num == 0)
+                    LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Reseed: failed to reseed from ", zipFileName);
+            }
+            else // bootstrap from reseed servers
+            {
+                int num = ReseedFromServers ();
+                if (num == 0)
+                    LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Reseed: failed to reseed from servers");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** @brief bootstrap from random server, retry 10 times
+         *  @return number of entries added to netDb
+         */
 	int Reseeder::ReseedFromServers ()
 	{
 		std::string reseedURLs; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.urls", reseedURLs);
-		std::vector<std::string> httpsReseedHostList;
-		boost::split(httpsReseedHostList, reseedURLs, boost::is_any_of(","), boost::token_compress_on);
+                std::vector<std::string> httpsReseedHostList;
+                boost::split(httpsReseedHostList, reseedURLs, boost::is_any_of(","), boost::token_compress_on);
+
+                if (reseedURLs.length () == 0)
+                {
+                    LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Reseed: No reseed servers specified");
+                    return 0;
+                }
 
-		auto ind = rand () % httpsReseedHostList.size ();
-		std::string reseedUrl = httpsReseedHostList[ind] + "i2pseeds.su3";
-		return ReseedFromSU3Url (reseedUrl);
+                int reseedRetries = 0;
+                while (reseedRetries < 10)
+                {
+                    auto ind = rand () % httpsReseedHostList.size ();
+                    std::string reseedUrl = httpsReseedHostList[ind] + "i2pseeds.su3";
+                    auto num = ReseedFromSU3Url (reseedUrl);
+                    if (num > 0) return num; // success
+                    reseedRetries++;
+                }
+                LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Reseed: failed to reseed from servers after 10 attempts");
+                return 0;
 	}
 
+        /** @brief bootstrap from HTTPS URL with SU3 file
+         *  @param url
+         *  @return number of entries added to netDb
+         */
 	int Reseeder::ReseedFromSU3Url (const std::string& url)
 	{
 		LogPrint (eLogInfo, "Reseed: Downloading SU3 from ", url);
diff --git a/Reseed.h b/Reseed.h
index 72ff4c55..6b09f911 100644
--- a/Reseed.h
+++ b/Reseed.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace data
 		
 			Reseeder();
 			~Reseeder();
+                        void Bootstrap ();
 			int ReseedFromServers ();
 			int ReseedFromSU3Url (const std::string& url);
 			int ProcessSU3File (const char * filename);