diff --git a/src/core/components/bootstrap.js b/src/core/components/bootstrap.js
index bfa5d14bdb..af2bd95818 100644
--- a/src/core/components/bootstrap.js
+++ b/src/core/components/bootstrap.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const defaultNodes = require('../../init-files/default-config.json').Bootstrap
+const isNode = require('detect-node')
+
+const defaultNodes = isNode
+  ? require('../../init-files/default-config-node.json').Bootstrap
+  : require('../../init-files/default-config-browser.json').Bootstrap
 
 module.exports = function bootstrap (self) {
   return {
diff --git a/src/core/components/init.js b/src/core/components/init.js
index 0350563a0e..59d517544a 100644
--- a/src/core/components/init.js
+++ b/src/core/components/init.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const peerId = require('peer-id')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
 const parallel = require('async/parallel')
+const isNode = require('detect-node')
 
 const addDefaultAssets = require('./init-assets')
 
@@ -20,13 +21,9 @@ module.exports = function init (self) {
     opts.bits = Number(opts.bits) || 2048
     opts.log = opts.log || function () {}
 
-    let config
-    // Pre-set config values.
-    try {
-      config = require('../../init-files/default-config.json')
-    } catch (err) {
-      return callback(err)
-    }
+    const config = isNode
+      ? require('../../init-files/default-config-node.json')
+      : require('../../init-files/default-config-browser.json')
 
     waterfall([
       // Verify repo does not yet exist.
@@ -62,9 +59,7 @@ module.exports = function init (self) {
         ]
 
         if (typeof addDefaultAssets === 'function') {
-          tasks.push(
-            (cb) => addDefaultAssets(self, opts.log, cb)
-          )
+          tasks.push((cb) => addDefaultAssets(self, opts.log, cb))
         }
 
         parallel(tasks, (err) => {
diff --git a/src/init-files/default-config-browser.json b/src/init-files/default-config-browser.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93fbbbdd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/init-files/default-config-browser.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "Addresses": {
+    "Swarm": [],
+    "API": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002",
+    "Gateway": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090"
+  },
+  "Discovery": {},
+  "Bootstrap": []
+}
diff --git a/src/init-files/default-config.json b/src/init-files/default-config-node.json
similarity index 83%
rename from src/init-files/default-config.json
rename to src/init-files/default-config-node.json
index 33046e3871..91736bf291 100644
--- a/src/init-files/default-config.json
+++ b/src/init-files/default-config-node.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "Addresses": {
     "Swarm": [
-      "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4002"
+      "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4002",
+      "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4003/ws"
     ],
     "API": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002",
     "Gateway": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090"
@@ -12,17 +13,6 @@
       "Interval": 10
     }
   },
-  "Mounts": {
-    "IPFS": "/ipfs",
-    "IPNS": "/ipns"
-  },
-  "Ipns": {
-    "ResolveCacheSize": 128
-  },
-  "Gateway": {
-    "RootRedirect": "",
-    "Writable": false
-  },
   "Bootstrap": [
     "/ip4/104.131.131.82/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmaCpDMGvV2BGHeYERUEnRQAwe3N8SzbUtfsmvsqQLuvuJ",
     "/ip4/104.236.176.52/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmSoLnSGccFuZQJzRadHn95W2CrSFmZuTdDWP8HXaHca9z",
diff --git a/test/http-api/spec/test-bootstrap.js b/test/http-api/spec/test-bootstrap.js
index 6c25584393..0e830f04ea 100644
--- a/test/http-api/spec/test-bootstrap.js
+++ b/test/http-api/spec/test-bootstrap.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect
 const qs = require('qs')
-const defaultList = require('../../../src/init-files/default-config.json').Bootstrap
+const defaultList = require('../../../src/init-files/default-config-node.json').Bootstrap
 
 module.exports = (http) => {
   describe('/bootstrap', () => {