diff --git a/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-browser.js b/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-browser.js
index d963803287..aa35915eff 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-browser.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-browser.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ module.exports = () => {
     },
     metrics: {
       enabled: true
+    },
+    peerStore: {
+      persistence: true,
+      threshold: 1
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-nodejs.js b/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-nodejs.js
index 5629401a82..c94c3882ea 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-nodejs.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs/src/core/runtime/libp2p-nodejs.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ module.exports = () => {
     },
     metrics: {
       enabled: true
+    },
+    peerStore: {
+      persistence: true
     }
   }
 }