client.go | 12 +++++++++++-

diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index e66e519c9d29c215ae81baf2bb5aaab34081abbf..44a43619024b98c32c7571cff2537ff29d093fa5 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -225,7 +225,17 @@
 // Creates a new client.
 func NewClient(cfg *Config) (cl *Client, err error) {
 	if cfg == nil {
-		cfg = &Config{}
+		cfg = &Config{
+			DHTConfig: dht.ServerConfig{
+				StartingNodes: func() []dht.Addr {
+					addrs, err := dht.GlobalBootstrapAddrs()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Printf("error getting dht bootstrap addrs for default torrent client config: %s", err)
+					}
+					return addrs
+				}(),
+			},
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() {