diff --git a/cmd/qri.go b/cmd/qri.go
index ebef28ed2..7b67a6ca4 100644
--- a/cmd/qri.go
+++ b/cmd/qri.go
@@ -145,10 +145,16 @@ func (o *QriOptions) Init() (err error) {
 		}
 
 		var fs *ipfs.Filestore
-		fs, err = ipfs.NewFilestore(func(cfg *ipfs.StoreCfg) {
-			cfg.FsRepoPath = o.ipfsFsPath
-			// cfg.Online = online
-		})
+
+		fsOpts := []ipfs.Option{
+			func(cfg *ipfs.StoreCfg) {
+				cfg.FsRepoPath = o.ipfsFsPath
+				// cfg.Online = online
+			},
+			ipfs.OptsFromMap(o.config.Store.Options),
+		}
+
+		fs, err = ipfs.NewFilestore(fsOpts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/config/store.go b/config/store.go
index 2eab64820..ed0527deb 100644
--- a/config/store.go
+++ b/config/store.go
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ import "github.com/qri-io/jsonschema"
 
 // Store configures a qri content addessed file store (cafs)
 type Store struct {
-	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Type    string                 `json:"type"`
+	Options map[string]interface{} `json:"options,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DefaultStore returns a new default Store configuration
 func DefaultStore() *Store {
 	return &Store{
 		Type: "ipfs",
+		Options: map[string]interface{}{
+			"api": true,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ func (cfg Store) Validate() error {
 // Copy returns a deep copy of the Store struct
 func (cfg *Store) Copy() *Store {
 	res := &Store{
-		Type: cfg.Type,
+		Type:    cfg.Type,
+		Options: cfg.Options,
 	}
 
 	return res