diff --git a/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js b/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
index 12c96815..80b6dd3a 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain/bitcoin.js
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ function updateCore (coinRec, isCurrentlyRunning) {
     common.es(`echo "\nlistenonion=0" >> ${BLOCKCHAIN_DIR}/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`)
   }
 
+  if (common.es(`grep "fallbackfee=" ${BLOCKCHAIN_DIR}/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf || true`)) {
+    common.logger.info(`fallbackfee already defined, skipping...`)
+  } else {
+    common.logger.info(`Setting 'fallbackfee=0.00005' in config file...`)
+    common.es(`echo "\nfallbackfee=0.00005" >> ${BLOCKCHAIN_DIR}/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`)
+  }
+
+  if (common.es(`grep "rpcworkqueue=" ${BLOCKCHAIN_DIR}/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf || true`)) {
+    common.logger.info(`rpcworkqueue already defined, skipping...`)
+  } else {
+    common.logger.info(`Setting 'rpcworkqueue=2000' in config file...`)
+    common.es(`echo "\nrpcworkqueue=2000" >> ${BLOCKCHAIN_DIR}/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`)
+  }
+
   if (isCurrentlyRunning && !isDevMode()) {
     common.logger.info('Starting wallet...')
     common.es(`sudo supervisorctl start bitcoin`)