diff --git a/src/lib_crypto_dal/dal_config/dal_config.ml b/src/lib_crypto_dal/dal_config/dal_config.ml
index 85fa5639b9cc9c752342230a04d1fdd5756e98a2..be937db24acca67847502314747c3dd28910426d 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto_dal/dal_config/dal_config.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto_dal/dal_config/dal_config.ml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ let encoding : t Data_encoding.t =
   conv
     (fun {activated; bootstrap_peers} -> (activated, bootstrap_peers))
     (fun (activated, bootstrap_peers) -> {activated; bootstrap_peers})
-    (obj2 (req "activated" bool) (req "bootstrap_peers" (list string)))
+    (obj2 (dft "activated" bool true) (req "bootstrap_peers" (list string)))
   [@@coverage off]
 
 let default = {activated = true; bootstrap_peers = []}
diff --git a/src/lib_node_config/config_file.ml b/src/lib_node_config/config_file.ml
index 8ab5d52c0ed4a788af22ed5302aa9af0da6ebeef..68abd312b80b4f7a760af7f4e64334a6a3f857fd 100644
--- a/src/lib_node_config/config_file.ml
+++ b/src/lib_node_config/config_file.ml
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ let blockchain_network_mainnet =
       ]
     ~default_bootstrap_peers:
       ["boot.tzinit.org"; "boot.tzboot.net"; "boot.tzbeta.net"]
+    ~dal_config:
+      {
+        activated = true;
+        bootstrap_peers =
+          ["dalboot.mainnet.tzinit.org"; "dalboot.mainnet.tzboot.net"];
+      }
 
 let blockchain_network_ghostnet =
   make_blockchain_network
@@ -175,6 +181,12 @@ let blockchain_network_ghostnet =
         "ghostnet.boot.ecadinfra.com";
         "ghostnet.stakenow.de:9733";
       ]
+    ~dal_config:
+      {
+        activated = true;
+        bootstrap_peers =
+          ["dalboot.ghostnet.tzinit.org"; "dalboot.ghostnet.tzboot.net"];
+      }
 
 let blockchain_network_sandbox =
   make_blockchain_network
@@ -204,6 +216,7 @@ let blockchain_network_sandbox =
     ~chain_name:"TEZOS"
     ~sandboxed_chain_name:"SANDBOXED_TEZOS"
     ~user_activated_upgrades:sandbox_user_activated_upgrades
+    ~dal_config:{activated = true; bootstrap_peers = []}
 
 let blockchain_network_encoding : blockchain_network Data_encoding.t =
   let open Data_encoding in