diff --git a/Config.cpp b/Config.cpp
index 7e396b88..bf6080a1 100644
--- a/Config.cpp
+++ b/Config.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ namespace config {
 	  ("reseed.verify", value<bool>()->default_value(false), "Verify .su3 signature")
 		("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")
 	  ("reseed.urls", value<std::string>()->default_value(
 		"https://reseed.i2p-projekt.de/,"
 		"https://i2p.mooo.com/netDb/,"
diff --git a/NetDb.cpp b/NetDb.cpp
index 8b4ec88a..1c5758df 100644
--- a/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/NetDb.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ namespace data
 			m_Reseeder = new Reseeder ();
 			m_Reseeder->LoadCertificates (); // we need certificates for SU3 verification
 		}
-		int reseedRetries = 0;
 
 		// try reseeding from floodfill first if specified
 		std::string riPath;
@@ -328,11 +327,41 @@ namespace data
 				return;
 			}
 		}
-		
-		while (reseedRetries < 10 && !m_Reseeder->ReseedNowSU3 ())
-			reseedRetries++;
-		if (reseedRetries >= 10)
-			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "NetDb: failed to reseed after 10 attempts");
+
+
+		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");
+                }
 	}
 
 	void NetDb::ReseedFromFloodfill(const RouterInfo & ri, int numRouters, int numFloodfills)
diff --git a/Reseed.cpp b/Reseed.cpp
index 9387d2ae..10f3cf5a 100644
--- a/Reseed.cpp
+++ b/Reseed.cpp
@@ -32,30 +32,18 @@ namespace data
 	{
 	}
 
-	int Reseeder::ReseedNowSU3 ()
+	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::string filename; i2p::config::GetOption("reseed.file", filename);
-		if (filename.length() > 0) // reseed file is specified
-		{
-                    if (filename.length() > 8 && filename.substr(0, 8) == "https://")
-                    {
-                        return ReseedFromSU3 (filename); // reseed from https URL 
-                    } else {
-			auto num = ProcessSU3File (filename.c_str ());
-			if (num > 0) return num; // success
-			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Can't reseed from ", filename, " . Trying from hosts"); 
-                    }
-		}	
 		auto ind = rand () % httpsReseedHostList.size ();
 		std::string reseedUrl = httpsReseedHostList[ind] + "i2pseeds.su3";
-		return ReseedFromSU3 (reseedUrl);
+		return ReseedFromSU3Url (reseedUrl);
 	}
 
-	int Reseeder::ReseedFromSU3 (const std::string& url)
+	int Reseeder::ReseedFromSU3Url (const std::string& url)
 	{
 		LogPrint (eLogInfo, "Reseed: Downloading SU3 from ", url);
 		std::string su3 = HttpsRequest (url);
diff --git a/Reseed.h b/Reseed.h
index 3ef8767c..72ff4c55 100644
--- a/Reseed.h
+++ b/Reseed.h
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ namespace data
 		
 			Reseeder();
 			~Reseeder();
-			int ReseedNowSU3 ();
+			int ReseedFromServers ();
+			int ReseedFromSU3Url (const std::string& url);
+			int ProcessSU3File (const char * filename);
+			int ProcessZIPFile (const char * filename);
 
 			void LoadCertificates ();
 			
@@ -29,9 +32,6 @@ namespace data
 
 			void LoadCertificate (const std::string& filename);
 						
-			int ReseedFromSU3 (const std::string& url);
-			int ProcessSU3File (const char * filename);	
-			int ProcessZIPFile (const char * filename);
 			int ProcessSU3Stream (std::istream& s);	
 			int ProcessZIPStream (std::istream& s, uint64_t contentLength);