diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index be1f9f8..35182d8 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   setbuf(stdout, NULL);
   CDnsSeedOpts opts;
   opts.ParseCommandLine(argc, argv);
+  SetProxy(NET_TOR, CService("127.0.0.1", 9050));
   bool fDNS = true;
   if (!opts.ns) {
     printf("No nameserver set. Not starting DNS server.\n");