diff --git a/build/config/config1.json b/build/config/config1.json
index f174ea84d1..9d5eec7f1b 100644
--- a/build/config/config1.json
+++ b/build/config/config1.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "root_directory": "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
   "private_key": "0ca1a40ddecdab4f5b04fa0bfed1d235beaa2b8082e7554425607516f0862075dfe357de55649e6d2ce889acf15eb77e94ab3c5756fe46d3c7538d37f27f115e",
+  "use_lib_p2p": false,
   "consensus": {
     "max_mempool_bytes": 500000000,
     "pacemaker_config": {
diff --git a/build/config/config2.json b/build/config/config2.json
index dc5de3b9c3..2e3dd51b5d 100644
--- a/build/config/config2.json
+++ b/build/config/config2.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "root_directory": "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
   "private_key": "ba81e6e56d293895b299bc495ae75d490644429a5e0028fabeb5e1871c1098e7eb2c78364525a210d994a83e02d18b4287ab81f6670cf4510ab6c9f51e296d91",
+  "use_lib_p2p": false,
   "consensus": {
     "max_mempool_bytes": 500000000,
     "pacemaker_config": {
diff --git a/build/config/config3.json b/build/config/config3.json
index 5b44e1b9e9..a7e2033dbb 100644
--- a/build/config/config3.json
+++ b/build/config/config3.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "root_directory": "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
   "private_key": "25b385b367a827eaafcdb1003bd17a25f2ecc0d10d41f138846f52ae1015aa941041a9c76539791fef9bee5b4fcd5bf4a1a489e0790c44cbdfa776b901e13b50",
+  "use_lib_p2p": false,
   "consensus": {
     "max_mempool_bytes": 500000000,
     "pacemaker_config": {
diff --git a/build/config/config4.json b/build/config/config4.json
index 5593c36603..bf0ac6b4d4 100644
--- a/build/config/config4.json
+++ b/build/config/config4.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "root_directory": "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
   "private_key": "4ff3292ff14213149446f8208942b35439cb4b2c5e819f41fb612e880b5614bdd6cea8706f6ee6672c1e013e667ec8c46231e0e7abcf97ba35d89fceb8edae45",
+  "use_lib_p2p": false,
   "consensus": {
     "max_mempool_bytes": 500000000,
     "pacemaker_config": {
diff --git a/runtime/configs/config.go b/runtime/configs/config.go
index 8be6085142..b1317e1357 100644
--- a/runtime/configs/config.go
+++ b/runtime/configs/config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	RootDirectory   string `json:"root_directory"`
 	PrivateKey      string `json:"private_key"` // INVESTIGATE(#150): better architecture for key management (keybase, keyfiles, etc.)
 	ClientDebugMode bool   `json:"client_debug_mode"`
+	UseLibP2P       bool   `json:"use_lib_p2p"` // Determines if `root/libp2p` or `root/p2p` should be used as the p2p module
 
 	Consensus   *ConsensusConfig   `json:"consensus"`
 	Utility     *UtilityConfig     `json:"utility"`
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewDefaultConfig(options ...func(*Config)) *Config {
 	cfg := &Config{
 		RootDirectory: "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
+		UseLibP2P:     defaults.DefaultUseLibp2p,
 		Consensus: &ConsensusConfig{
 			MaxMempoolBytes: defaults.DefaultConsensusMaxMempoolBytes,
 			PacemakerConfig: &PacemakerConfig{
diff --git a/runtime/defaults/defaults.go b/runtime/defaults/defaults.go
index fb35ed60aa..7f56b47577 100644
--- a/runtime/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/runtime/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	DefaultRemoteCLIURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s", DefaultRPCHost, DefaultRPCPort)
+	DefaultUseLibp2p    = false
 
 	// consensus
 	DefaultConsensusMaxMempoolBytes = uint64(500000000)
diff --git a/runtime/manager_test.go b/runtime/manager_test.go
index 57dec5e252..22c0db67e7 100644
--- a/runtime/manager_test.go
+++ b/runtime/manager_test.go
@@ -4181,6 +4181,7 @@ func TestNewManagerFromReaders(t *testing.T) {
 				config: &configs.Config{
 					RootDirectory: "/go/src/github.com/pocket-network",
 					PrivateKey:    "0ca1a40ddecdab4f5b04fa0bfed1d235beaa2b8082e7554425607516f0862075dfe357de55649e6d2ce889acf15eb77e94ab3c5756fe46d3c7538d37f27f115e",
+					UseLibP2P:     false,
 					Consensus: &configs.ConsensusConfig{
 						PrivateKey:      "0ca1a40ddecdab4f5b04fa0bfed1d235beaa2b8082e7554425607516f0862075dfe357de55649e6d2ce889acf15eb77e94ab3c5756fe46d3c7538d37f27f115e",
 						MaxMempoolBytes: 500000000,