diff --git a/cicd/devnet/start.sh b/cicd/devnet/start.sh
index 385ccd49cc..23b0444986 100755
--- a/cicd/devnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/devnet/start.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,24 @@ else
   instance_ip=$INSTANCE_IP
 fi
 
+sync_mode=full
+if test -z "$SYNC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "SYNC_MODE not set, default to full" #full or fast
+else
+  echo "SYNC_MODE found, set to $SYNC_MODE"
+  sync_mode=$SYNC_MODE
+fi
+
+gc_mode=archive
+if test -z "$GC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "GC_MODE not set, default to archive" #full or archive
+else
+  echo "GC_MODE found, set to $GC_MODE"
+  gc_mode=$GC_MODE
+fi
+
 netstats="${NODE_NAME}-${wallet}-${instance_ip}:xinfin_xdpos_hybrid_network_stats@devnetstats.hashlabs.apothem.network:1999"
 
 
@@ -86,9 +104,10 @@ echo "Starting nodes with $bootnodes ..."
 # Note: --gcmode=archive means node will store all historical data. This will lead to high memory usage. But sync mode require archive to sync
 # https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/issues/268
 
-XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
+XDC --ethstats ${netstats} \
+--gcmode ${gc_mode} --syncmode ${sync_mode} \
 --nat extip:${instance_ip} \
---bootnodes ${bootnodes} --syncmode full \
+--bootnodes ${bootnodes} \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 551 \
 --port $port --http --http-corsdomain "*" --http-addr 0.0.0.0 \
 --http-port $rpc_port \
diff --git a/cicd/mainnet/start.sh b/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
index 66bb772166..ff3b06e804 100755
--- a/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ else
   ws_port=$WS_PORT
 fi
 
+sync_mode=full
+if test -z "$SYNC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "SYNC_MODE not set, default to full" #full or fast
+else
+  echo "SYNC_MODE found, set to $SYNC_MODE"
+  sync_mode=$SYNC_MODE
+fi
+
+gc_mode=archive
+if test -z "$GC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "GC_MODE not set, default to archive" #full or archive
+else
+  echo "GC_MODE found, set to $GC_MODE"
+  gc_mode=$GC_MODE
+fi
+
 INSTANCE_IP=$(curl https://checkip.amazonaws.com)
 netstats="${NODE_NAME}-${wallet}-${INSTANCE_IP}:xinfin_xdpos_hybrid_network_stats@stats.xinfin.network:3000"
 
@@ -77,9 +95,10 @@ echo "Starting nodes with $bootnodes ..."
 # Note: --gcmode=archive means node will store all historical data. This will lead to high memory usage. But sync mode require archive to sync
 # https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/issues/268
 
-XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
+XDC --ethstats ${netstats} \
+--gcmode ${gc_mode} --syncmode ${sync_mode} \
 --nat extip:${INSTANCE_IP} \
---bootnodes ${bootnodes} --syncmode full \
+--bootnodes ${bootnodes} \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 50 \
 --port $port --http --http-corsdomain "*" --http-addr 0.0.0.0 \
 --http-port $rpc_port \
diff --git a/cicd/testnet/start.sh b/cicd/testnet/start.sh
index 6dbd47fbf2..634c001d00 100755
--- a/cicd/testnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/testnet/start.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ else
   ws_port=$WS_PORT
 fi
 
+sync_mode=full
+if test -z "$SYNC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "SYNC_MODE not set, default to full" #full or fast
+else
+  echo "SYNC_MODE found, set to $SYNC_MODE"
+  sync_mode=$SYNC_MODE
+fi
+
+gc_mode=archive
+if test -z "$GC_MODE"
+then
+  echo "GC_MODE not set, default to archive" #full or archive
+else
+  echo "GC_MODE found, set to $GC_MODE"
+  gc_mode=$GC_MODE
+fi
+
 INSTANCE_IP=$(curl https://checkip.amazonaws.com)
 netstats="${NODE_NAME}-${wallet}-${INSTANCE_IP}:xdc_xinfin_apothem_network_stats@stats.apothem.network:2000"
 
@@ -79,9 +97,10 @@ echo "Starting nodes with $bootnodes ..."
 # Note: --gcmode=archive means node will store all historical data. This will lead to high memory usage. But sync mode require archive to sync
 # https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/issues/268
 
-XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
+XDC --ethstats ${netstats} \
+--gcmode ${gc_mode} --syncmode ${sync_mode} \
 --nat extip:${INSTANCE_IP} \
---bootnodes ${bootnodes} --syncmode full \
+--bootnodes ${bootnodes} \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 51 \
 --port $port --http --http-corsdomain "*" --http-addr 0.0.0.0 \
 --http-port $rpc_port \