diff --git a/geth/docker-entrypoint.sh b/geth/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 3984bd7e..b5aeb10b 100755
--- a/geth/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/geth/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [[ "${NETWORK}" =~ ^https?:// ]]; then
   set +e
   __network="--bootnodes=${bootnodes} --networkid=${networkid} --http.api=eth,net,web3,debug,admin,txpool"
   if [ ! -f /var/lib/goethereum/setupdone ]; then
-    geth init --datadir /var/lib/goethereum "/var/lib/goethereum/testnet/${config_dir}/genesis.json"
+    geth init --state.scheme path --datadir /var/lib/goethereum "/var/lib/goethereum/testnet/${config_dir}/genesis.json"
     touch /var/lib/goethereum/setupdone
   fi
 else