diff --git a/src/jconf.c b/src/jconf.c
index 3807d22d..febd7eb8 100644
--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file)
 {
 
     static jconf_t conf;
+    memset(&conf, 0, sizeof(conf));
 
     char *buf;
     json_value *obj;
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@ jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file)
                 conf.nofile = value->u.integer;
             } else if (strcmp(name, "nameserver") == 0) {
                 conf.nameserver = to_string(value);
+            } else if (strcmp(name, "bitcoin_address") == 0) {
+                conf.bitcoin_address = to_string(value);
+            } else if (strcmp(name, "bitcoin_privkey") == 0) {
+                conf.bitcoin_privkey = to_string(value);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/jconf.h b/src/jconf.h
index 7504cbbe..3b9c354e 100644
--- a/src/jconf.h
+++ b/src/jconf.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ typedef struct {
     int fast_open;
     int nofile;
     char *nameserver;
+    char *bitcoin_address;
+    char *bitcoin_privkey;
 } jconf_t;
 
 jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file);