diff --git a/src/main/src/org/bdware/server/CMDConf.java b/src/main/src/org/bdware/server/CMDConf.java
index 1e0d5a7..df903da 100644
--- a/src/main/src/org/bdware/server/CMDConf.java
+++ b/src/main/src/org/bdware/server/CMDConf.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class CMDConf {
     public String clientToClusterPlugins = "";
     public String tcpPlugins = "";
     public String consistencyPlugins = "";
-
+    public String startContract = "";
     public static CMDConf parseFile(String confPath) {
         CMDConf ret = null;
         File conf = new File(confPath);