diff --git a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.cpp b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.cpp
index f9c5257c06..1d0622e594 100644
--- a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,30 @@ Bootcache::insert (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint)
     return result.second;
 }
 
+bool
+Bootcache::insertStatic (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint)
+{
+    auto result (m_map.insert (
+        value_type (endpoint, staticValence)));
+
+    if (! result.second && (result.first->right.valence() < staticValence))
+    {
+        // An existing entry has too low a valence, replace it
+        m_map.erase (result.first);
+        result = m_map.insert (
+            value_type (endpoint, staticValence));
+    }
+
+    if (result.second)
+    {
+        JLOG(m_journal.trace()) << beast::leftw (18) <<
+            "Bootcache insert " << endpoint;
+        prune ();
+        flagForUpdate();
+    }
+    return result.second;
+}
+
 void
 Bootcache::on_success (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint)
 {
@@ -197,7 +221,13 @@ Bootcache::periodicActivity ()
 void
 Bootcache::onWrite (beast::PropertyStream::Map& map)
 {
-    map ["entries"] = std::uint32_t (m_map.size());
+    beast::PropertyStream::Set entries ("entries", map);
+    for (auto iter = m_map.right.begin(); iter != m_map.right.end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        beast::PropertyStream::Map entry (entries);
+        entry["endpoint"] = iter->get_left().to_string();
+        entry["valence"] = std::int32_t (iter->get_right().valence());
+    }
 }
 
     // Checks the cache size and prunes if its over the limit.
diff --git a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.h b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.h
index d8f56e7f89..319a76a7d8 100644
--- a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.h
+++ b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Bootcache.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ private:
     bool m_needsUpdate;
 
 public:
+    static constexpr int staticValence = 32;
+
     using iterator = boost::transform_iterator <Transform,
         map_type::right_map::const_iterator>;
 
@@ -140,9 +142,12 @@ public:
     /** Load the persisted data from the Store into the container. */
     void load ();
 
-    /** Add the address to the cache. */
+    /** Add a newly-learned address to the cache. */
     bool insert (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint);
 
+    /** Add a staticallyconfigured address to the cache. */
+    bool insertStatic (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint);
+
     /** Called when an outbound connection handshake completes. */
     void on_success (beast::IP::Endpoint const& endpoint);
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Logic.h b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Logic.h
index dc5354b152..34734311dc 100644
--- a/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Logic.h
+++ b/src/ripple/peerfinder/impl/Logic.h
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ public:
         std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> _(lock_);
         for (auto addr : list)
         {
-            if (bootcache_.insert (addr))
+            if (bootcache_.insertStatic (addr))
                 ++count;
         }
         return count;