diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f679363b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Contributing to Parity
+
+## License
+
+By contributing to Parity, you agree that your contributions will be
+licensed under the [BSD License](LICENSE).
+
+At the top of every source code file you alter, after the initial
+licence section, please append a second section that reads:
+
+Portions contributed by YOUR NAME are hereby placed under the BSD licence.
+
diff --git a/ethcore/src/service.rs b/ethcore/src/service.rs
index 66cfe5d44..5e68efae9 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/service.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn it_can_be_started() {
 		let spec = get_test_spec();
-		let service = ClientService::start(spec, NetworkConfiguration::new());
+		let temp_path = RandomTempPath::new();
+		let service = ClientService::start(spec, NetworkConfiguration::new(), &temp_path.as_path());
 		assert!(service.is_ok());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/install-deps.sh b/install-deps.sh
index 28a442040..774d18720 100755
--- a/install-deps.sh
+++ b/install-deps.sh
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ function run_installer()
 		info "- Run tests with:"
 		info "    ${b}cargo test --release --features ethcore/json-tests -p ethcore${reset}"
 		info "- Install the client with:"
-		info "    ${b}sudo cp parity/target/release/parity${reset}"
+		info "    ${b}sudo cp parity/target/release/parity${reset} /usr/local/bin"
 		echo
 	}
 
diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index b89ff4fe0..6fdbaf82c 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ Parity. Ethereum Client.
   Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Limited
 
 Usage:
-  parity [options] [ <enode>... ]
+  parity [options] [ --no-bootstrap | <enode>... ]
 
 Options:
   --chain CHAIN            Specify the blockchain type. CHAIN may be either a JSON chain specification file
                            or frontier, mainnet, morden, or testnet [default: frontier].
   -d --db-path PATH        Specify the database & configuration directory path [default: $HOME/.parity]
 
+  --no-bootstrap           Don't bother trying to connect to any nodes initially.
   --listen-address URL     Specify the IP/port on which to listen for peers [default: 0.0.0.0:30304].
   --public-address URL     Specify the IP/port on which peers may connect [default: 0.0.0.0:30304].
   --address URL            Equivalent to --listen-address URL --public-address URL.
@@ -145,9 +146,11 @@ impl Configuration {
 	}
 
 	fn init_nodes(&self, spec: &Spec) -> Vec<String> {
-		match self.args.arg_enode.len() {
-			0 => spec.nodes().clone(),
-			_ => self.args.arg_enode.clone(),
+		if self.args.flag_no_bootstrap { Vec::new() } else {
+			match self.args.arg_enode.len() {
+				0 => spec.nodes().clone(),
+				_ => self.args.arg_enode.clone(),
+			}
 		}
 	}