diff --git a/src/Node.cpp b/src/Node.cpp
index 42b8279..988751a 100644
--- a/src/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/Node.cpp
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
 
 #include "neocomm/Node.hpp"
 
-#include <stdexcept>
-
 neocomm::Node::Node() : status(0) { }
 
 void neocomm::Node::bind(const short &port) {
 	node.run(port, dht::crypto::generateIdentity(), true, status);
 }
 
+void neocomm::Node::connect(const std::string &host, const short &port) {
+	node.bootstrap(host.c_str(), std::to_string(port).c_str());
+}
+
 neocomm::Node::~Node() {
 	node.join();
 }