diff --git a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
index 7bdf1a1647bc..56691ae09e6c 100644
--- a/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/geth-poa/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GENESIS_L1_PATH=${GENESIS_L1_PATH:-/genesis.json}
 GETH_VERBOSITY=${GETH_VERBOSITY:-3}
 GETH_LOG_FORMAT=${GETH_LOG_FORMAT:-terminal}
 GETH_LOG_TAGS=${GETH_LOG_TAGS:-}
-GETH_SYNC_MODE=${GETH_SYNC_MODE:-full}
+GETH_SYNC_MODE=${GETH_SYNC_MODE:-snap}
 GETH_DATA_DIR=${GETH_DATA_DIR:-/data}
 GETH_CHAINDATA_DIR="$GETH_DATA_DIR/geth/chaindata"
 GETH_KEYSTORE_DIR="$GETH_DATA_DIR/keystore"