diff --git a/src/configuration.cpp b/src/configuration.cpp
index dfe0e549..f7f4500c 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/configuration.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ code configuration::initialize() NOEXCEPT
         network.identifier = system::from_little_endian<uint32_t>(hash);
     }
 
+    bitcoin.initialize();
     database.initialize(bitcoin, node.limited_blocks, node.silent_start_height);
     return network.initialize();
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index ffa2540b..61d31ad0 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ settings::settings(chain::selection context) NOEXCEPT
         }
 
         case chain::selection::testnet4:
+        case chain::selection::testnet5:
         {
             maximum_concurrency = 100'000;
             break;
diff --git a/test/settings.cpp b/test/settings.cpp
index 075f1bad..4cbab0ea 100644
--- a/test/settings.cpp
+++ b/test/settings.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__testnet4_context__expected)
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_verify, 1'000'000_u64);
 }
 
+BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__testnet5_context__expected)
+{
+    const node::settings node{ system::chain::selection::testnet5 };
+    BC_REQUIRE(node.network == system::chain::selection::testnet5);
+    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.maximum_concurrency, 100'000_u32);
+    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_verify, 1'000'000_u64);
+}
+
 BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__regtest_context__expected)
 {
     const node::settings node{ system::chain::selection::regtest };