diff --git a/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml b/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
index e3cf3c23c..dd13a5fe8 100644
--- a/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
+++ b/ansible/archival-snapshots/playbook.yml
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: "unzip -o {{ remote_resources_path }}/forest.zip -d {{ remote_resources_path }}"
 
-    - name: Execute the Forest command
-      ansible.builtin.shell:
-        cmd: "./forest --no-gc --encrypt-keystore --config ../config.toml --target-peer-count 500"
-        chdir: "{{ remote_resources_path }}"
-      when: forest_running.rc != 0
-
     - name: Execute the init.sh script
       ansible.builtin.shell:
         cmd: "nohup ./init.sh > init.log &"
diff --git a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
index 638eb5adb..d6359f8c3 100755
--- a/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
+++ b/ansible/archival-snapshots/resources/main.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "Starting forest daemon"
-nohup $FOREST --config ./config.toml --save-token ./admin_token --rpc-address 127.0.0.1:3456 --metrics-address 127.0.0.1:5000 --import-snapshot "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH" > forest.log &
+nohup $FOREST --no-gc --config ./config.toml --save-token ./admin_token --rpc-address 127.0.0.1:3456 --metrics-address 127.0.0.1:5000 --import-snapshot "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH" > forest.log &
 FOREST_NODE_PID=$!
 
 sleep 30
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ while ((LATEST_EPOCH - CURRENT_EPOCH > 30000)); do
    DATE=$(date --date=@"$EPOCH_TIMESTAMP" -u -I)
    NEW_SNAPSHOT="forest_snapshot_mainnet_${DATE}_height_${NEW_EPOCH}.forest.car.zst"
 
-   if [ ! -f "./$NEW_SNAPSHOT" ]; then
+   if [ ! -f "$FULL_SNAPSHOTS_DIR/$NEW_SNAPSHOT" ]; then
         echo "Exporting snapshot: $NEW_SNAPSHOT"
         $FOREST_CLI snapshot export --tipset "$NEW_EPOCH" --depth 30000 > export.txt
-        echo "Snapshot exported: $NEW_SNAPSHOT"
+        echo "Snapshot exported: $FULL_SNAPSHOTS_DIR/$NEW_SNAPSHOT"
     else
         echo "$NEW_SNAPSHOT already exists."
     fi
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ while ((LATEST_EPOCH - CURRENT_EPOCH > 30000)); do
    echo "Lite snapshot uploaded: $NEW_SNAPSHOT"
 
    # Generate and upload diff snapshots
-   if [ ! -f "$CURRENT_SNAPSHOT_FULL_PATH" ]; then
+   if [ ! -f "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH" ]; then
        echo "File does not exist. Exporting..."
-       $FOREST_CLI snapshot export --tipset "$CURRENT_EPOCH" --depth 30000 -o "$CURRENT_SNAPSHOT_FULL_PATH"
+       $FOREST_CLI snapshot export --tipset "$CURRENT_EPOCH" --depth 30000 -o "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH"
    else
-       echo "$CURRENT_SNAPSHOT_FULL_PATH file exists."
+       echo "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH file exists."
    fi
    echo "Generating Diff snapshots: $CURRENT_EPOCH - $NEW_EPOCH"
    ./diff_script.sh "$CURRENT_EPOCH" "$CURRENT_FULL_SNAPSHOT_PATH" "$NEW_SNAPSHOT"