diff --git a/python/opendht.pyx b/python/opendht.pyx
index 2ebbd701..fcf9ddd6 100644
--- a/python/opendht.pyx
+++ b/python/opendht.pyx
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ cdef class DhtConfig(object):
         self._config.dht_config.node_config.is_bootstrap = bootstrap
     def setNodeId(self, InfoHash id):
         self._config.dht_config.node_config.node_id = id._infohash
+    def setNetwork(self, unsigned netid):
+        self._config.dht_config.node_config.network = netid
+    def setMaintainStorage(self, bool maintain_storage):
+        self._config.dht_config.node_config.maintain_storage = maintain_storage
 
 cdef class DhtRunner(_WithID):
     cdef cpp.shared_ptr[cpp.DhtRunner] thisptr
diff --git a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
index d2f53026..80e73186 100644
--- a/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
+++ b/python/opendht_cpp.pxd
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ cdef extern from "opendht/callbacks.h" namespace "dht":
 
     cppclass Config:
         InfoHash node_id
+        uint32_t network
         bool is_bootstrap
+        bool maintain_storage
     cppclass SecureDhtConfig:
         Config node_config
         Identity id