diff --git a/packages/fether-electron/src/main/cli/index.js b/packages/fether-electron/src/main/cli/index.js
index 8709829718897d3880f3230e5d3592a134050015..928f06c483e10c33538a92e02479fa916bd65515 100644
--- a/packages/fether-electron/src/main/cli/index.js
+++ b/packages/fether-electron/src/main/cli/index.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ if (process.defaultApp !== true) {
 cli
   .version(version)
   .allowUnknownOption()
+  .option(
+    '--chain',
+    'The network to connect to, can be one of "foundation", "kovan" or "ropsten". (default: "kovan")'
+  )
   .option(
     '--no-run-parity',
     `${productName} will not attempt to run the locally installed parity.`
diff --git a/packages/fether-electron/src/main/index.js b/packages/fether-electron/src/main/index.js
index 5cf7436e702e0cc03a791fc0aabc2db9b8fd9dbd..732e7743e250557b309f29daf736536158ed86a2 100644
--- a/packages/fether-electron/src/main/index.js
+++ b/packages/fether-electron/src/main/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function createWindow () {
     )
     .then(() =>
       // Run parity when installed
-      runParity(err => handleError(err, 'An error occured with Parity.'))
+      runParity(['--light', '--chain', cli.chain || 'kovan'], err =>
+        handleError(err, 'An error occured with Parity.')
+      )
     )
     .then(() => {
       // Notify the renderers