diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
index d0046af995..5edc6cc79c 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-validator.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --maximum-snapshots-to-retain ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 == --accounts-db-skip-shrink ]]; then
+      args+=("$1")
+      shift
     else
       echo "Unknown argument: $1"
       $program --help
diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index 224300954c..fc99573402 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --expected-bank-hash ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 == --accounts-db-skip-shrink ]]; then
+      args+=("$1")
+      shift
     elif [[ $1 = -h ]]; then
       usage "$@"
     else
diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 3dbf78e6ec..82da111b38 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ startBootstrapLeader() {
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchTpsExtraArgs\" \
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchExchangeExtraArgs\" \
          \"$genesisOptions\" \
-         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority\" \
+         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority $maybeAccountsDbSkipShrink\" \
          \"$gpuMode\" \
          \"$maybeWarpSlot\" \
          \"$waitForNodeInit\" \
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ startNode() {
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchTpsExtraArgs\" \
          ${#clientIpList[@]} \"$benchExchangeExtraArgs\" \
          \"$genesisOptions\" \
-         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority\" \
+         \"$maybeNoSnapshot $maybeSkipLedgerVerify $maybeLimitLedgerSize $maybeWaitForSupermajority $maybeAccountsDbSkipShrink\" \
          \"$gpuMode\" \
          \"$maybeWarpSlot\" \
          \"$waitForNodeInit\" \
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ maybeLimitLedgerSize=""
 maybeSkipLedgerVerify=""
 maybeDisableAirdrops=""
 maybeWaitForSupermajority=""
+maybeAccountsDbSkipShrink=""
 debugBuild=false
 doBuild=true
 gpuMode=auto
@@ -906,6 +907,9 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 == --extra-primordial-stakes ]]; then
       extraPrimordialStakes=$2
       shift 2
+    elif [[ $1 = --accounts-db-skip-shrink ]]; then
+      maybeAccountsDbSkipShrink="$1"
+      shift 1
     else
       usage "Unknown long option: $1"
     fi