diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index ac7c1152b77..719170baad8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Addresses Addresses // local node's addresses
 	Mounts    Mounts    // local node's mount points
 	Discovery Discovery // local node's discovery mechanisms
+	Routing   Routing   // local node's routing settings
 	Ipns      Ipns      // Ipns settings
 	Bootstrap []string  // local nodes's bootstrap peer addresses
 	Gateway   Gateway   // local node's gateway server options
diff --git a/config/discovery.go b/config/discovery.go
index 64f7af64a68..4fb8508f00a 100644
--- a/config/discovery.go
+++ b/config/discovery.go
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 type Discovery struct {
 	MDNS MDNS
-
-	//Routing sets default daemon routing mode.
-	Routing string
 }
 
 type MDNS struct {
diff --git a/config/init.go b/config/init.go
index e2d6a281f12..54d17f7b7bf 100644
--- a/config/init.go
+++ b/config/init.go
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ func Init(out io.Writer, nBitsForKeypair int) (*Config, error) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Interval: 10,
 			},
-			Routing: "dht",
+		},
+
+		Routing: Routing{
+			Type: "dht",
 		},
 
 		// setup the node mount points.
diff --git a/config/profile.go b/config/profile.go
index 6aa5f505380..b20382ef4ed 100644
--- a/config/profile.go
+++ b/config/profile.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
+import "time"
+
 // Transformer is a function which takes configuration and applies some filter to it
 type Transformer func(c *Config) error
 
@@ -74,8 +76,12 @@ var Profiles = map[string]Transformer{
 		return nil
 	},
 	"lowpower": func(c *Config) error {
-		c.Discovery.Routing = "dhtclient"
+		c.Routing.Type = "dhtclient"
 		c.Reprovider.Interval = "0"
+
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.LowWater = 20
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.HighWater = 40
+		c.Swarm.ConnMgr.GracePeriod = time.Minute.String()
 		return nil
 	},
 }
diff --git a/config/routing.go b/config/routing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e601cd5e8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/routing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package config
+
+// Routing defines configuration options for libp2p routing
+type Routing struct {
+	// Type sets default daemon routing mode.
+	Type string
+}