diff --git a/reth.yml b/reth.yml
index 0279f0be..131800d0 100644
--- a/reth.yml
+++ b/reth.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ services:
       - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:-}
       - EL_EXTRAS=${EL_EXTRAS:-}
       - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
+      - ARCHIVE_NODE=${ARCHIVE_NODE:-}
       # Make this RUST_LOG=${LOG_LEVEL:-info},engine=trace when requiring deep debug
       - RUST_LOG=${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
       - RUST_LOG_STYLE=never
diff --git a/reth/docker-entrypoint.sh b/reth/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5484b290..f9c6a3a4 100755
--- a/reth/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/reth/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ case ${LOG_LEVEL} in
     ;;
 esac
 
+if [ "${ARCHIVE_NODE}" = "true" ]; then
+  echo "Reth archive node without pruning"
+  __prune=""
+else
+  __prune="--full"
+fi
+
 # Word splitting is desired for the command line parameters
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-exec "$@" ${__verbosity} ${EL_EXTRAS}
+exec "$@" ${__verbosity} ${__prune} ${EL_EXTRAS}