diff --git a/src/global_commands.c b/src/global_commands.c
index 84a0b2c..8c8bd25 100644
--- a/src/global_commands.c
+++ b/src/global_commands.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void cmd_connect(WINDOW *window, ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int argc, char (*argv)
 
     TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP err;
     tox_bootstrap(m, ip, atoi(port), (uint8_t *) binary_string, &err);
+    tox_add_tcp_relay(m, ip, atoi(port), (uint8_t *) binary_string, &err);
     free(binary_string);
 
     switch (err) {
diff --git a/src/toxic.c b/src/toxic.c
index 9089587..f699450 100644
--- a/src/toxic.c
+++ b/src/toxic.c
@@ -306,14 +306,34 @@ static int load_nodelist(const char *filename)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Bootstraps and adds as TCP relay.
+ * Returns 0 if both actions are successful.
+ * Returns -1 otherwise.
+ */
 int init_connection_helper(Tox *m, int line)
 {
-    return tox_bootstrap(m, toxNodes.nodes[line], toxNodes.ports[line], (uint8_t *) toxNodes.keys[line], NULL);
+    TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP err;
+    tox_bootstrap(m, toxNodes.nodes[line], toxNodes.ports[line], (uint8_t *) toxNodes.keys[line], &err);
+
+    if (err != TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to bootstrap %s:%d\n", toxNodes.nodes[line], toxNodes.ports[line]);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    tox_add_tcp_relay(m, toxNodes.nodes[line], toxNodes.ports[line], (uint8_t *) toxNodes.keys[line], &err);
+
+    if (err != TOX_ERR_BOOTSTRAP_OK) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add TCP relay %s:%d\n", toxNodes.nodes[line], toxNodes.ports[line]);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* Connects to a random DHT node listed in the DHTnodes file
  *
  * return codes:
+ * 0: success
  * 1: failed to open node file
  * 2: no line of sufficient length in node file
  * 3: failed to resolve name to IP
@@ -325,8 +345,10 @@ static bool srvlist_loaded = false;
 
 int init_connection(Tox *m)
 {
-    if (toxNodes.lines > 0) /* already loaded nodelist */
-        return init_connection_helper(m, rand() % toxNodes.lines) ? 0 : 3;
+    if (toxNodes.lines > 0) { /* already loaded nodelist */
+        init_connection_helper(m, rand() % toxNodes.lines);
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     /* only once:
      * - load the nodelist
@@ -349,7 +371,7 @@ int init_connection(Tox *m)
         int n = MIN(NUM_INIT_NODES, toxNodes.lines);
 
         for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-            if (init_connection_helper(m, rand() % toxNodes.lines))
+            if (init_connection_helper(m, rand() % toxNodes.lines) == 0)
                 res = 0;
         }
 
@@ -659,7 +681,11 @@ static Tox *load_tox(char *data_path, struct Tox_Options *tox_opts, TOX_ERR_NEW
                                  (uint8_t *) plain, &pwerr);
 
                 if (pwerr == TOX_ERR_DECRYPTION_OK) {
-                    m = tox_new(tox_opts, (uint8_t *) plain, plain_len, new_err);
+                    tox_opts->savedata_type = TOX_SAVEDATA_TYPE_TOX_SAVE;
+                    tox_opts->savedata_data = (uint8_t *) plain;
+                    tox_opts->savedata_length = plain_len;
+
+                    m = tox_new(tox_opts, new_err);
 
                     if (m == NULL) {
                         fclose(fp);
@@ -677,7 +703,11 @@ static Tox *load_tox(char *data_path, struct Tox_Options *tox_opts, TOX_ERR_NEW
                 }
             }
         } else {   /* data is not encrypted */
-            m = tox_new(tox_opts, (uint8_t *) data, len, new_err);
+            tox_opts->savedata_type = TOX_SAVEDATA_TYPE_TOX_SAVE;
+            tox_opts->savedata_data = (uint8_t *) data;
+            tox_opts->savedata_length = len;
+
+            m = tox_new(tox_opts, new_err);
 
             if (m == NULL) {
                 fclose(fp);
@@ -690,7 +720,9 @@ static Tox *load_tox(char *data_path, struct Tox_Options *tox_opts, TOX_ERR_NEW
         if (file_exists(data_path))
             exit_toxic_err("failed in load_toxic", FATALERR_FILEOP);
 
-        m = tox_new(tox_opts, NULL, 0, new_err);
+        tox_opts->savedata_type = TOX_SAVEDATA_TYPE_NONE;
+
+        m = tox_new(tox_opts, new_err);
 
         if (m == NULL)
             return NULL;