diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index ce9b97ce..fbf51a5e 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage()
     strUsage += "  -seednode=<ip>         " + _("Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -externalip=<ip>       " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -onlynet=<net>         " + _("Only connect to nodes in network <net> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -multiconnperip        " + _("Enable libtorrent multiple connections per ip (default: 0)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -discover              " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -checkpoints           " + _("Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: 1)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -listen                " + _("Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no -proxy or -connect)") + "\n";
diff --git a/src/twister.cpp b/src/twister.cpp
index 2969abbf..db1f9daa 100644
--- a/src/twister.cpp
+++ b/src/twister.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void ThreadWaitExtIP()
     
     session_settings settings("twisterd/"+FormatFullVersion());
     // settings to test local connections
-    settings.allow_multiple_connections_per_ip = true;
+    settings.allow_multiple_connections_per_ip = GetBoolArg("-multiconnperip", false);
     //settings.enable_outgoing_utp = false; // (false to see connections in netstat)
     //settings.dht_announce_interval = 60; // test
     //settings.min_announce_interval = 60; // test