diff --git a/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/consensus/poa.py b/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/consensus/poa.py
index 2aad08d7..50dd3664 100755
--- a/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/consensus/poa.py
+++ b/apps/blockchain-node/src/aitbc_chain/consensus/poa.py
@@ -511,6 +511,12 @@ class PoAProposer:
                 self._logger.warning("RPC bootstrap returned no allocations, skipping account initialization")
         except Exception as e:
             self._logger.warning(f"RPC bootstrap failed: {e}, skipping account initialization")
+        
+        # If both local file and RPC bootstrap failed, check if there's a keystore genesis file
+        keystore_allocations = self._load_genesis_allocations_from_file()
+        if keystore_allocations:
+            self._logger.info("Using keystore genesis allocations file")
+            self._create_accounts_from_allocations(session, keystore_allocations)
     
     def _load_genesis_allocations_from_file(self) -> list:
         """Load genesis allocations from local file."""