diff --git a/cmd/sonicd/app/launcher.go b/cmd/sonicd/app/launcher.go
index fe7582fff..a341e999b 100644
--- a/cmd/sonicd/app/launcher.go
+++ b/cmd/sonicd/app/launcher.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ func initFlags() {
 	}
 	performanceFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		flags.CacheFlag,
+		flags.LiveDbCacheFlag,
+		flags.ArchiveCacheFlag,
 	}
 	networkingFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		flags.BootnodesFlag,
@@ -222,9 +224,12 @@ func lachesisMain(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	metrics.SetDataDir(cfg.Node.DataDir) // report disk space usage into metrics
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(config.FakeNetFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.OperaStore.EVM.StateDb.LiveCache = 1
-		cfg.OperaStore.EVM.StateDb.ArchiveCache = 1
+	if ctx.IsSet(flags.LiveDbCacheFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.OperaStore.EVM.StateDb.LiveCache = ctx.Int64(flags.LiveDbCacheFlag.Name)
+	}
+
+	if ctx.IsSet(flags.ArchiveCacheFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.OperaStore.EVM.StateDb.ArchiveCache = ctx.Int64(flags.ArchiveCacheFlag.Name)
 	}
 
 	node, _, nodeClose, err := config.MakeNode(ctx, cfg)
diff --git a/cmd/sonicd/app/run_test.go b/cmd/sonicd/app/run_test.go
index 41c8105b3..26e5c4cc0 100644
--- a/cmd/sonicd/app/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/sonicd/app/run_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func tmpdir(t *testing.T) string {
 func initFakenetDatadir(dataDir string, validatorsNum idx.Validator) {
 	genesisStore := makefakegenesis.FakeGenesisStore(validatorsNum, futils.ToFtm(1000000000), futils.ToFtm(5000000))
 	defer genesisStore.Close()
-	if err := genesis.ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity, true); err != nil {
+	if err := genesis.ImportGenesisStore(&cli.Context{}, genesisStore, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/app/chain.go b/cmd/sonictool/app/chain.go
index f58f0668a..876fa45ae 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/app/chain.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/app/chain.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func exportEvents(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Exporting events to file", "file", fn)
-	err = chain.ExportEvents(writer, dataDir, from, to)
+	err = chain.ExportEvents(ctx, writer, dataDir, from, to)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("export error: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/app/export_genesis.go b/cmd/sonictool/app/export_genesis.go
index 5251bc94f..7032d743c 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/app/export_genesis.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/app/export_genesis.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func exportGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	defer dbs.Close()
 
-	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(dbs, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity, false)
+	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(ctx, dbs, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/app/genesis.go b/cmd/sonictool/app/genesis.go
index 1bcfe4920..2754b04f7 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/app/genesis.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/app/genesis.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func gfileGenesisImport(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("genesis file check failed: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio, false)
+	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(ctx, genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio)
 }
 
 func jsonGenesisImport(ctx *cli.Context) error {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func jsonGenesisImport(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare JSON genesis: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer genesisStore.Close()
-	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio, false)
+	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(ctx, genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio)
 }
 
 func fakeGenesisImport(ctx *cli.Context) error {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func fakeGenesisImport(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	genesisStore := makefakegenesis.FakeGenesisStore(idx.Validator(validatorsNumber), futils.ToFtm(1000000000), futils.ToFtm(5000000))
 	defer genesisStore.Close()
-	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio, true)
+	return genesis.ImportGenesisStore(ctx, genesisStore, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio)
 }
 
 func isValidatorModeSet(ctx *cli.Context) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/app/main.go b/cmd/sonictool/app/main.go
index 23ee43f04..75173cf44 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/app/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/app/main.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Initialize the database using data from the experimental genesis file.
 					ArgsUsage: "<validators>",
 					Action:    fakeGenesisImport,
 					Flags: []cli.Flag{
+						flags.LiveDbCacheFlag,
+						flags.ArchiveCacheFlag,
 						ModeFlag,
 					},
 					Description: `
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/chain/export_events.go b/cmd/sonictool/chain/export_events.go
index 983649313..5519af418 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/chain/export_events.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/chain/export_events.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package chain
 import (
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera/cmd/sonictool/db"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base/utils/cachescale"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 // always print out progress. This avoids the user wondering what's going on.
 const statsReportLimit = 8 * time.Second
 
-func ExportEvents(w io.Writer, dataDir string, from, to idx.Epoch) (err error) {
+func ExportEvents(ctx *cli.Context, w io.Writer, dataDir string, from, to idx.Epoch) (err error) {
 	chaindataDir := filepath.Join(dataDir, "chaindata")
 	dbs, err := db.MakeDbProducer(chaindataDir, cachescale.Identity)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func ExportEvents(w io.Writer, dataDir string, from, to idx.Epoch) (err error) {
 	}
 	defer dbs.Close()
 
-	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(dbs, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity, false)
+	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(ctx, dbs, dataDir, false, cachescale.Identity)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/db/dbutils.go b/cmd/sonictool/db/dbutils.go
index 8eb0dec9c..adba423d6 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/db/dbutils.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/db/dbutils.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	carmen "github.com/Fantom-foundation/Carmen/go/state"
+	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera/config/flags"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera/gossip"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera/integration"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base/kvdb"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base/utils/cachescale"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/fdlimit"
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -61,19 +63,22 @@ func MakeDbProducer(chaindataDir string, cacheRatio cachescale.Func) (kvdb.FullD
 	})
 }
 
-func MakeGossipDb(dbs kvdb.FullDBProducer, dataDir string, validatorMode bool, cacheRatio cachescale.Func, isFakeNet bool) (*gossip.Store, error) {
+func MakeGossipDb(ctx *cli.Context, dbs kvdb.FullDBProducer, dataDir string, validatorMode bool, cacheRatio cachescale.Func) (*gossip.Store, error) {
 	gdbConfig := gossip.DefaultStoreConfig(cacheRatio)
-	gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.Directory = filepath.Join(dataDir, "carmen")
 	if validatorMode {
 		gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.Archive = carmen.NoArchive
 		gdbConfig.EVM.DisableLogsIndexing = true
 		gdbConfig.EVM.DisableTxHashesIndexing = true
 	}
 
-	if isFakeNet {
-		gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.ArchiveCache = 1
-		gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.LiveCache = 1
+	if ctx.IsSet(flags.LiveDbCacheFlag.Name) {
+		gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.LiveCache = ctx.Int64(flags.LiveDbCacheFlag.Name)
+	}
+
+	if ctx.IsSet(flags.ArchiveCacheFlag.Name) {
+		gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.ArchiveCache = ctx.Int64(flags.ArchiveCacheFlag.Name)
 	}
+	gdbConfig.EVM.StateDb.Directory = filepath.Join(dataDir, "carmen")
 
 	gdb, err := gossip.NewStore(dbs, gdbConfig)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/sonictool/genesis/import.go b/cmd/sonictool/genesis/import.go
index 696ffee85..7e082ca76 100644
--- a/cmd/sonictool/genesis/import.go
+++ b/cmd/sonictool/genesis/import.go
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base/kvdb"
 	"github.com/Fantom-foundation/lachesis-base/utils/cachescale"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-func ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore *genesisstore.Store, dataDir string, validatorMode bool, cacheRatio cachescale.Func, isFakeNet bool) error {
+func ImportGenesisStore(ctx *cli.Context, genesisStore *genesisstore.Store, dataDir string, validatorMode bool, cacheRatio cachescale.Func) error {
 	if err := db.AssertDatabaseNotInitialized(dataDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("database in datadir is already initialized: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func ImportGenesisStore(genesisStore *genesisstore.Store, dataDir string, valida
 	defer dbs.Close()
 	setGenesisProcessing(chaindataDir)
 
-	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(dbs, dataDir, validatorMode, cacheRatio, isFakeNet)
+	gdb, err := db.MakeGossipDb(ctx, dbs, dataDir, false, cacheRatio)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/config/flags/flags.go b/config/flags/flags.go
index 2dfd254e5..580b90549 100644
--- a/config/flags/flags.go
+++ b/config/flags/flags.go
@@ -348,4 +348,14 @@ var (
 		Name:  "lachesis.suppress-frame-panic",
 		Usage: "Suppress frame missmatch error (when testing on historical imported/synced events)",
 	}
+
+	// StateDb
+	LiveDbCacheFlag = cli.Int64Flag{
+		Name:  "statedb.livecache",
+		Usage: "Size of live db cache in bytes.",
+	}
+	ArchiveCacheFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "statedb.archivecache",
+		Usage: "Size of archive cache in bytes.",
+	}
 )
diff --git a/tests/integration_test_net.go b/tests/integration_test_net.go
index 0f2ba58fd..6bd03354a 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test_net.go
+++ b/tests/integration_test_net.go
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ func StartIntegrationTestNet(directory string) (*IntegrationTestNet, error) {
 	// initialize the data directory for the single node on the test network
 	// equivalent to running `sonictool --datadir <dataDir> genesis fake 1`
 	originalArgs := os.Args
-	os.Args = []string{"sonictool", "--datadir", directory, "genesis", "fake", "1"}
+	os.Args = []string{
+		"sonictool",
+		"--datadir", directory,
+		"genesis",
+		"fake",
+		"--statedb.livecache", "1",
+		"--statedb.archivecache", "1",
+		"1",
+	}
 	sonictool.Run()
 	os.Args = originalArgs
 
@@ -88,10 +96,17 @@ func (n *IntegrationTestNet) start() error {
 			"sonicd",
 			"--datadir", n.directory,
 			"--fakenet", "1/1",
-			"--http", "--http.addr", "0.0.0.0", "--http.port", "18545",
+			"--http",
+			"--http.addr", "0.0.0.0",
+			"--http.port", "18545",
 			"--http.api", "admin,eth,web3,net,txpool,ftm,trace,debug",
-			"--ws", "--ws.addr", "0.0.0.0", "--ws.port", "18546", "--ws.api", "admin,eth,ftm",
+			"--ws",
+			"--ws.addr", "0.0.0.0",
+			"--ws.port", "18546",
+			"--ws.api", "admin,eth,ftm",
 			"--datadir.minfreedisk", "0",
+			"--statedb.livecache", "1",
+			"--statedb.archivecache", "1",
 		}
 		sonicd.Run()
 	}()