diff --git a/solarnet/roles/ipfs/templates/config.j2 b/solarnet/roles/ipfs/templates/config.j2
index 83956a6..d749234 100644
--- a/solarnet/roles/ipfs/templates/config.j2
+++ b/solarnet/roles/ipfs/templates/config.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "DataStore": {
+    "NoSync": true
+  },
   "Identity": {
     "PeerID": "{{ ipfs_identities[inventory_hostname].peer_id }}",
     "PrivKey": "{{ ipfs_identities[inventory_hostname].private_key }}"