diff --git a/crates/subspace-node/src/commands/run.rs b/crates/subspace-node/src/commands/run.rs
index 15ba63e0c2..f7b4ea8fc1 100644
--- a/crates/subspace-node/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/crates/subspace-node/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use sp_messenger::messages::ChainId;
 use std::env;
 use subspace_metrics::{start_prometheus_metrics_server, RegistryAdapter};
 use subspace_runtime::{Block, RuntimeApi};
+use subspace_service::config::ChainSyncMode;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, info_span, warn};
 
 /// Options for running a node
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ pub async fn run(run_options: RunOptions) -> Result<(), Error> {
     info!("🏷  Node name: {}", subspace_configuration.network.node_name);
     info!("💾 Node path: {}", base_path.display());
 
+    if maybe_domain_configuration.is_some() && subspace_configuration.sync == ChainSyncMode::Snap {
+        return Err(Error::Other(
+            "Snap sync mode is not supported for domains".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+
     if maybe_domain_configuration.is_some()
         && (matches!(
             subspace_configuration.blocks_pruning,