diff --git a/lib/blockchain/ethereum.js b/lib/blockchain/ethereum.js
index 0b00f6a3..7d5f2bc3 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain/ethereum.js
+++ b/lib/blockchain/ethereum.js
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ module.exports = {setup}
 function setup (dataDir) {
   const coinRec = coinUtils.getCryptoCurrency('ETH')
   common.firewall([coinRec.defaultPort])
-  const cmd = `/usr/local/bin/${coinRec.daemon} --datadir "${dataDir}" --syncmode="light" --cache 500 --rpc`
+  const cmd = `/usr/local/bin/${coinRec.daemon} --datadir "${dataDir}" --syncmode="fast" --cache 500 --rpc`
   common.writeSupervisorConfig(coinRec, cmd)
 }