diff --git a/src/jconf.c b/src/jconf.c
index febd7eb8..6475fc30 100644
--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file)
                 conf.bitcoin_address = to_string(value);
             } else if (strcmp(name, "bitcoin_privkey") == 0) {
                 conf.bitcoin_privkey = to_string(value);
+            } else if (strcmp(name, "bitcoin_list") == 0) {
+                conf.bitcoin_list = to_string(value);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/jconf.h b/src/jconf.h
index 3b9c354e..1eb2298f 100644
--- a/src/jconf.h
+++ b/src/jconf.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char *nameserver;
     char *bitcoin_address;
     char *bitcoin_privkey;
+    char *bitcoin_list;
 } jconf_t;
 
 jconf_t *read_jconf(const char * file);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 81e37225..a006ff88 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1161,11 +1161,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 LOGI("initialize acl...");
                 acl = !init_acl(optarg);
             } else if (strcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "bitcoin-list") == 0) {
-                LOGI("bitcoin list file: %s", optarg);
                 bitcoin_list = bitcoin_init_list(optarg);
-                if (bitcoin_setup_update_thread(bitcoin_list) == 0) {
-                    FATAL("setup bitcoin check list thread failure");
-                }
             }
             break;
         case 's':
@@ -1243,6 +1239,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (timeout == NULL) {
             timeout = conf->timeout;
         }
+        if (bitcoin_list == NULL) {
+            bitcoin_list = bitcoin_init_list(conf->bitcoin_list);
+        }
 #ifdef TCP_FASTOPEN
         if (fast_open == 0) {
             fast_open = conf->fast_open;
@@ -1268,6 +1267,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
+    if (bitcoin_list) {
+        if (bitcoin_setup_update_thread(bitcoin_list) == 0) {
+            FATAL("setup bitcoin check list thread failure");
+        }
+    }
+
     if (server_num == 0) {
         server_host[server_num++] = NULL;
     }