diff --git a/core/engine.go b/core/engine.go
index 6fd5f18..bebdb11 100644
--- a/core/engine.go
+++ b/core/engine.go
@@ -11,22 +11,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Engine struct {
-	genesisHeight uint64
-	stopHeight    uint64
-	blockRate     time.Duration
-	blockChan     chan *types.Block
-	prevBlock     *types.Block
-	finalBlock    *types.Block
+	genesisHeight     uint64
+	genesisBlockBurst uint64
+	stopHeight        uint64
+	blockRate         time.Duration
+	blockChan         chan *types.Block
+	prevBlock         *types.Block
+	finalBlock        *types.Block
 }
 
-func NewEngine(genesisHeight, stopHeight uint64, rate int) Engine {
+func NewEngine(genesisHeight, genesisBlockBurst, stopHeight uint64, rate int) Engine {
 	blockRate := time.Minute / time.Duration(rate)
 
 	return Engine{
-		genesisHeight: genesisHeight,
-		stopHeight:    stopHeight,
-		blockRate:     blockRate,
-		blockChan:     make(chan *types.Block),
+		genesisHeight:     genesisHeight,
+		genesisBlockBurst: genesisBlockBurst,
+		stopHeight:        stopHeight,
+		blockRate:         blockRate,
+		blockChan:         make(chan *types.Block),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +86,11 @@ func (e *Engine) createBlocks() (out []*types.Block) {
 		e.finalBlock = genesisBlock
 
 		out = append(out, genesisBlock)
+
+		for len(out)-1 < int(e.genesisBlockBurst) {
+			out = append(out, e.createBlocks()...)
+		}
+
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/node.go b/core/node.go
index 9858b95..6b0ca0b 100644
--- a/core/node.go
+++ b/core/node.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func NewNode(
 	storeDir string,
 	blockRate int,
 	genesisHeight uint64,
+	genesisBlockBurst uint64,
 	stopHeight uint64,
 	serverAddr string,
 	tracer tracer.Tracer,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func NewNode(
 	store := NewStore(storeDir, genesisHeight)
 
 	return &Node{
-		engine: NewEngine(genesisHeight, stopHeight, blockRate),
+		engine: NewEngine(genesisHeight, genesisBlockBurst, stopHeight, blockRate),
 		store:  store,
 		server: NewServer(store, serverAddr),
 		tracer: tracer,
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ func NewNode(
 }
 
 func (node *Node) Initialize() error {
-	logrus.WithField("genesis_height", node.store.genesisHeight).Info("initializing node")
+	logrus.
+		WithField("genesis_height", node.store.genesisHeight).
+		Info("initializing node")
 
 	logrus.Info("initializing store")
 	if err := node.store.Initialize(); err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6630461..03b3135 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cliOpts = struct {
-	GenesisHeight uint64
-	LogLevel      string
-	StoreDir      string
-	BlockRate     int
-	ServerAddr    string
-	Tracer        string
-	StopHeight    uint64
+	GenesisHeight     uint64
+	GenesisBlockBurst uint64
+	LogLevel          string
+	StoreDir          string
+	BlockRate         int
+	ServerAddr        string
+	Tracer            string
+	StopHeight        uint64
 }{}
 
 func main() {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func initFlags(root *cobra.Command) error {
 	flags := root.PersistentFlags()
 
 	flags.Uint64Var(&cliOpts.GenesisHeight, "genesis-height", 1, "Blockchain genesis height")
+	flags.Uint64Var(&cliOpts.GenesisBlockBurst, "genesis-block-burst", 0, "The amount of block to produce when initially starting from genesis block")
 	flags.StringVar(&cliOpts.LogLevel, "log-level", "info", "Logging level")
 	flags.StringVar(&cliOpts.StoreDir, "store-dir", "./data", "Directory for storing blockchain state")
 	flags.IntVar(&cliOpts.BlockRate, "block-rate", 60, "Block production rate (per minute)")
@@ -82,7 +84,10 @@ func makeInitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:        "Initialize local blockchain state",
 		SilenceUsage: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			logrus.WithField("dir", cliOpts.StoreDir).WithField("genesis_height", cliOpts.GenesisHeight).Info("initializing chain store")
+			logrus.
+				WithField("dir", cliOpts.StoreDir).
+				WithField("genesis_height", cliOpts.GenesisHeight).
+				Info("initializing chain store")
 
 			store := core.NewStore(cliOpts.StoreDir, cliOpts.GenesisHeight)
 			return store.Initialize()
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ func makeStartComand() *cobra.Command {
 				cliOpts.StoreDir,
 				cliOpts.BlockRate,
 				cliOpts.GenesisHeight,
+				cliOpts.GenesisBlockBurst,
 				cliOpts.StopHeight,
 				cliOpts.ServerAddr,
 				blockTracer,