diff --git a/ping_bootstrap.sh b/ping_bootstrap.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping_bootstrap.sh
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+for bootnode in $(cat ~/.zen/Astroport.ONE/A_boostrap_nodes.txt | grep -Ev "#");
+    do
+        ipfsnodeid=${bootnode##*/}
+        ipfs ping -n 3 $bootnode
+        [ $? = 0 ] && ipfs swarm connect $bootnode \
+                        || echo "BAD NODE $bootnode"
+    done
+