diff --git a/bzz/dbstore.go b/bzz/dbstore.go
index e3325077e1..88b52bd1c7 100644
--- a/bzz/dbstore.go
+++ b/bzz/dbstore.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package bzz
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ func (s *dbStore) collectGarbage(ratio float32) {
 	cutidx := gcListSelect(s.gcArray, 0, gcnt-1, int(float32(gcnt)*ratio))
 	cutval := s.gcArray[cutidx].value
 
-	fmt.Print(gcnt, " ", s.entryCnt, " ")
+	// fmt.Print(gcnt, " ", s.entryCnt, " ")
 
 	// actual gc
 	for i := 0; i < gcnt; i++ {
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ func (s *dbStore) collectGarbage(ratio float32) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(s.entryCnt)
+	// fmt.Println(s.entryCnt)
 
 	s.db.Put(keyGCPos, s.gcPos)
 
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ func newDbStore(path string) (s *dbStore, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	s.setCapacity(50000) // TODO define default capacity as constant
+	s.setCapacity(5000000) // TODO define default capacity as constant
 
 	s.gcStartPos = make([]byte, 1)
 	s.gcStartPos[0] = kpIndex
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index fd7aae4c21..7f963f435a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ JavaScript API. See https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Javascipt-Conso
 		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
 		utils.RPCPortFlag,
 		utils.WhisperEnabledFlag,
+		utils.SwarmEnabledFlag,
 		utils.VMDebugFlag,
 		utils.ProtocolVersionFlag,
 		utils.NetworkIdFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index dd3b6c8a2f..e84ba26e3a 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ var (
 		Name:  "shh",
 		Usage: "Enable whisper",
 	}
+	SwarmEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "bzz",
+		Usage: "Enable swarm",
+	}
 	// ATM the url is left to the user and deployment to
 	JSpathFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "jspath",
@@ -309,6 +313,7 @@ func MakeEthConfig(clientID, version string, ctx *cli.Context) *eth.Config {
 		NatSpec:            ctx.GlobalBool(NatspecEnabledFlag.Name),
 		NodeKey:            GetNodeKey(ctx),
 		Shh:                ctx.GlobalBool(WhisperEnabledFlag.Name),
+		Bzz:                ctx.GlobalBool(SwarmEnabledFlag.Name),
 		Dial:               true,
 		BootNodes:          ctx.GlobalString(BootnodesFlag.Name),
 		GasPrice:           common.String2Big(ctx.GlobalString(GasPriceFlag.Name)),
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index cdbe35b26f..9171a3acb8 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/bzz"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	NAT  nat.Interface
 	Shh  bool
+	Bzz  bool
 	Dial bool
 
 	Etherbase      string
@@ -280,7 +282,22 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	protocols := []p2p.Protocol{eth.protocolManager.SubProtocol}
+
+	if config.Bzz {
+		netStore := bzz.NewNetStore(config.DataDir + "/bzz")
+		chunker := &bzz.TreeChunker{}
+		chunker.Init()
+		dpa := &bzz.DPA{
+			Chunker:    chunker,
+			ChunkStore: netStore,
+		}
+		dpa.Start()
+		protocols = append(protocols, bzz.BzzProtocol(netStore))
+		go bzz.StartHttpServer(dpa)
+	}
+
 	if config.Shh {
 		protocols = append(protocols, eth.whisper.Protocol())
 	}