diff --git a/daemon/lightningd.c b/daemon/lightningd.c
index ab7561df5..6487d6909 100644
--- a/daemon/lightningd.c
+++ b/daemon/lightningd.c
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ static void config_register_opts(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
 	opt_register_arg("--fee-per-satoshi", opt_set_s32, opt_show_s32,
 			 &dstate->config.fee_per_satoshi,
 			 "Microsatoshi fee for every satoshi in HTLC");
+	opt_register_arg("--add-route", opt_add_route, NULL,
+			 dstate,
+			 "Add route of form srcid/dstid/base/var/delay/minblocks"
+			 "(base in millisatoshi, var in millionths of satoshi per satoshi)");
 }
 
 static void dev_register_opts(struct lightningd_state *dstate)
diff --git a/daemon/routing.c b/daemon/routing.c
index 7b4cf22cc..ecbe95d15 100644
--- a/daemon/routing.c
+++ b/daemon/routing.c
@@ -303,6 +303,48 @@ struct peer *find_route(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 	return first;
 }
 
+static bool get_slash_u32(const char **arg, u32 *v)
+{
+	size_t len;
+	char *endp;
+
+	if (**arg != '/')
+		return false;
+	(*arg)++;
+	len = strcspn(*arg, "/");
+	*v = strtoul(*arg, &endp, 10);
+	(*arg) += len;
+	return (endp == *arg);
+}
+
+/* srcid/dstid/base/var/delay/minblocks */
+char *opt_add_route(const char *arg, struct lightningd_state *dstate)
+{
+	size_t len;
+	struct pubkey src, dst;
+	u32 base, var, delay, minblocks;
+
+	len = strcspn(arg, "/");
+	if (!pubkey_from_hexstr(dstate->secpctx, arg, len, &src))
+		return "Bad src pubkey";
+	arg += len + 1;
+	len = strcspn(arg, "/");
+	if (!pubkey_from_hexstr(dstate->secpctx, arg, len, &dst))
+		return "Bad dst pubkey";
+	arg += len;
+
+	if (!get_slash_u32(&arg, &base)
+	    || !get_slash_u32(&arg, &var)
+	    || !get_slash_u32(&arg, &delay)
+	    || !get_slash_u32(&arg, &minblocks))
+		return "Bad base/var/delay/minblocks";
+	if (*arg)
+		return "Data after minblocks";
+
+	add_connection(dstate, &src, &dst, base, var, delay, minblocks);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void json_add_route(struct command *cmd,
 			   const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *params)
 {
diff --git a/daemon/routing.h b/daemon/routing.h
index 7f1e82465..8d0b615a3 100644
--- a/daemon/routing.h
+++ b/daemon/routing.h
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ struct peer *find_route(struct lightningd_state *dstate,
 
 struct node_map *empty_node_map(struct lightningd_state *dstate);
 
+char *opt_add_route(const char *arg, struct lightningd_state *dstate);
+
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_DAEMON_ROUTING_H */
diff --git a/daemon/test/test.sh b/daemon/test/test.sh
index 2c96407c0..885bb4d1d 100755
--- a/daemon/test/test.sh
+++ b/daemon/test/test.sh
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ lcli1()
 			    echo "dev-restart failed!">&2
 			    exit 1
 			fi
-			# It will have forgotten any added routes.
-			if [ -n "$ADDROUTE" ]; then
-			    echo $LCLI1 $ADDROUTE >&2
-			    $LCLI1 $ADDROUTE >&2
-			fi
 			# These are safe to resubmit, will simply fail.
 			if [ "$1" = "fulfillhtlc" -o "$1" = "failhtlc" ]; then
 			    if [ -z "$VERBOSE" ]; then
@@ -938,8 +933,9 @@ if [ ! -n "$MANUALCOMMIT" ]; then
     HTLC_AMOUNT=100000000
 
     # Tell node 1 about the 2->3 route.
-    ADDROUTE="add-route $ID2 $ID3 546000 10 36 36"
-    lcli1 $ADDROUTE
+    lcli1 add-route $ID2 $ID3 546000 10 36 36
+    # Add to config in case we are restaring.
+    echo "add-route=$ID2/$ID3/546000/10/36/36" >> $DIR1/config
     RHASH5=`lcli3 accept-payment $HTLC_AMOUNT | sed 's/.*"\([0-9a-f]*\)".*/\1/'`
 
     # Try wrong hash.