diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/nimbus-geth-ropsten.yml b/ansible/group_vars/nimbus-geth-ropsten.yml
index 6830797..2f56ee2 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/nimbus-geth-ropsten.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/nimbus-geth-ropsten.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ swap_file_size_mb: 4096
 # Geth node
 geth_service_name: 'nimbus-ropsten'
 geth_network_name: 'ropsten'
-geth_sync_mode: 'full'
+geth_sync_mode: 'snap'
 geth_log_level_name: info
 geth_websocket_enabled: true
 # Geth auth