diff --git a/lib/snapshot.go b/lib/snapshot.go
index 1c3f96adb..1762b6ce4 100644
--- a/lib/snapshot.go
+++ b/lib/snapshot.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func NewSnapshot(mainDb *badger.DB, mainDbDirectory string, snapshotBlockHeightP
 
 	// Initialize the ancestral records database
 	snapshotDirectory := filepath.Join(GetBadgerDbPath(mainDbDirectory), "snapshot")
-	snapshotOpts := DefaultBadgerOptions(snapshotDirectory)
+	snapshotOpts := PerformanceBadgerOptions(snapshotDirectory)
 	snapshotOpts.ValueDir = GetBadgerDbPath(snapshotDirectory)
 	snapshotDb, err := badger.Open(snapshotOpts)
 	if err != nil {