diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 1ea26be457b0..87295fb2f40c 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ var (
 		Usage: `Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive")`,
 		Value: "full",
 	}
-	SnapshotFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+	SnapshotFlag = cli.BoolTFlag{
 		Name:  "snapshot",
-		Usage: `Enables snapshot-database mode -- experimental work in progress feature`,
+		Usage: `Enables snapshot-database mode (default = enable)`,
 	}
 	TxLookupLimitFlag = cli.Int64Flag{
 		Name:  "txlookuplimit",
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SnapshotCache = ctx.GlobalInt(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.GlobalInt(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) / 100
 	}
-	if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
+	if !ctx.GlobalBool(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		// If snap-sync is requested, this flag is also required
 		if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.SnapSync {
 			log.Info("Snap sync requested, enabling --snapshot")
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readOnly bool) (chain *core.B
 		cache.Preimages = true
 		log.Info("Enabling recording of key preimages since archive mode is used")
 	}
-	if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
+	if !ctx.GlobalBool(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		cache.SnapshotLimit = 0 // Disabled
 	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheTrieFlag.Name) {