diff --git a/include/bitcoin/node/configuration.hpp b/include/bitcoin/node/configuration.hpp
index fc1c1835..85226a11 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/node/configuration.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/node/configuration.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class BCN_API configuration
 public:
     configuration(system::chain::selection context) NOEXCEPT;
 
+    /// Pack derived settings, must follow configuration parse.
+    void initialize() NOEXCEPT;
+
     /// Settings.
     system::settings bitcoin;
     database::settings database;
diff --git a/src/configuration.cpp b/src/configuration.cpp
index a1cc2830..f7536e63 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/configuration.cpp
@@ -33,5 +33,10 @@ configuration::configuration(system::chain::selection context) NOEXCEPT
 {
 }
 
+void configuration::initialize() NOEXCEPT
+{
+    database.initialize(bitcoin);
+}
+
 } // namespace node
 } // namespace libbitcoin