diff --git a/cmd/craftd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/craftd/cmd/root.go
index 5768e3e8..aba59408 100644
--- a/cmd/craftd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/craftd/cmd/root.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, appOpts serverty
 	}
 
 	snapshotDir := filepath.Join(cast.ToString(appOpts.Get(flags.FlagHome)), "data", "snapshots")
-	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewDB("metadata", dbm.BadgerDBBackend, snapshotDir)
+	snapshotDB, err := dbm.NewDB("metadata", dbm.GoLevelDBBackend, snapshotDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}