diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
index de245cad9..43fb40e8a 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
@@ -1018,7 +1018,8 @@ public class SnarkManager implements CompleteListener {
      * @since 0.8.4
      */
     public void addMagnet(String name, byte[] ih, String trackerURL, boolean updateStatus) {
-        addMagnet(name, ih, trackerURL, updateStatus, shouldAutoStart(), this);
+        // updateStatus is true from UI, false from config file bulk add
+        addMagnet(name, ih, trackerURL, updateStatus, updateStatus, this);
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/FetchAndAdd.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/FetchAndAdd.java
index 98521e739..e9c84f4d7 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/FetchAndAdd.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/FetchAndAdd.java
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ public class FetchAndAdd extends Snark implements EepGet.StatusListener, Runnabl
                 return;
             }
 
-            name = Storage.filterName(name);
-            name = name + ".torrent";
+            String originalName = Storage.filterName(name);
+            name = originalName + ".torrent";
             File torrentFile = new File(_mgr.getDataDir(), name);
 
             String canonical = torrentFile.getCanonicalPath();
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ public class FetchAndAdd extends Snark implements EepGet.StatusListener, Runnabl
             } else {
                 // This may take a LONG time to create the storage.
                 _mgr.copyAndAddTorrent(file, canonical);
+                snark = _mgr.getTorrentByBaseName(originalName);
+                snark.startTorrent();
             }
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             _mgr.addMessage(_("Torrent at {0} was not valid", urlify(_url)) + ": " + ioe.getMessage());
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index ed833414a..33c632ab5 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2013-10-29 dg
+ * i2psnark: Start torrents by default (ticket #1072)
+
 2013-10-29 zzz
  * i2psnark: Fix start and start-all buttons on text-mode browsers
    and Opera (ticket #1093)
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index e1f87e077..8ab24107c 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 16;
+    public final static long BUILD = 17;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";