diff --git a/cmd/stchaind/root.go b/cmd/stchaind/root.go
index c3ac04f0..6e58853d 100644
--- a/cmd/stchaind/root.go
+++ b/cmd/stchaind/root.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func (a appCreator) newApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB, traceStore io.Writer, a
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotStore(snapshotStore),
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotInterval(cast.ToUint64(appOpts.Get(sdkserver.FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval))),
 		baseapp.SetSnapshotKeepRecent(cast.ToUint32(appOpts.Get(sdkserver.FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent))),
+		baseapp.SetIAVLCacheSize(cast.ToInt(appOpts.Get("iavl-cache-size"))),
 	)
 }