diff --git a/net/net.sh b/net/net.sh
index 8e3a93775a..f38acca37b 100755
--- a/net/net.sh
+++ b/net/net.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Operate a configured testnet
                                  (vX.Y.Z)
    -f [cargoFeatures]          - List of |cargo --feaures=| to activate
                                  (ignored if -s or -S is specified)
+   -r                          - Reuse existing node/ledger configuration from a
+                                 previous |start| (ie, don't run ./mulitnode-demo/setup.sh).
 
    Note: if RUST_LOG is set in the environment it will be propogated into the
          network nodes.
@@ -54,12 +56,13 @@ snapFilename=
 deployMethod=local
 sanityExtraArgs=
 cargoFeatures=
+skipSetup=false
 
 command=$1
 [[ -n $command ]] || usage
 shift
 
-while getopts "h?S:s:T:t:o:f:" opt; do
+while getopts "h?S:s:T:t:o:f:r" opt; do
   case $opt in
   h | \?)
     usage
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ while getopts "h?S:s:T:t:o:f:" opt; do
   f)
     cargoFeatures=$OPTARG
     ;;
+  r)
+    skipSetup=true
+    ;;
   o)
     case $OPTARG in
     noLedgerVerify|noValidatorSanity|rejectExtraNodes)
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ startBootstrapLeader() {
          $entrypointIp \
          ${#fullnodeIpList[@]} \
          \"$RUST_LOG\" \
+         $skipSetup \
       "
   ) >> "$logFile" 2>&1 || {
     cat "$logFile"
@@ -215,6 +222,7 @@ startNode() {
          $entrypointIp \
          ${#fullnodeIpList[@]} \
          \"$RUST_LOG\" \
+         $skipSetup \
       "
   ) >> "$logFile" 2>&1 &
   declare pid=$!
@@ -403,7 +411,6 @@ stopNode() {
       set -x
       if snap list solana; then
         sudo snap set solana mode=
-        sudo snap remove solana
       fi
       ! tmux list-sessions || tmux kill-session
       for pattern in solana- remote- oom-monitor net-stats; do
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index 235f00cdf3..ff1c04cec8 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ publicNetwork="$3"
 entrypointIp="$4"
 numNodes="$5"
 RUST_LOG="$6"
+skipSetup="$7"
 set +x
 export RUST_LOG=${RUST_LOG:-solana=warn} # if RUST_LOG is unset, default to warn
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ missing() {
 [[ -n $publicNetwork ]] || missing publicNetwork
 [[ -n $entrypointIp ]]  || missing entrypointIp
 [[ -n $numNodes ]]      || missing numNodes
+[[ -n $skipSetup ]]     || missing skipSetup
 
 cat > deployConfig <<EOF
 deployMethod="$deployMethod"
@@ -42,16 +44,45 @@ fi
 case $deployMethod in
 snap)
   SECONDS=0
+
+  if [[ $skipSetup = true ]]; then
+    for configDir in /var/snap/solana/current/config{,-local}; do
+      if [[ ! -d $configDir ]]; then
+        echo Error: not a directory: $configDir
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    done
+    (
+      set -x
+      sudo rm -rf /saved-node-config
+      sudo mkdir /saved-node-config
+      sudo mv /var/snap/solana/current/config{,-local} /saved-node-config
+    )
+  fi
+
   [[ $nodeType = bootstrap-leader ]] ||
     net/scripts/rsync-retry.sh -vPrc "$entrypointIp:~/solana/solana.snap" .
+  if snap list solana; then
+    sudo snap remove solana
+  fi
   sudo snap install solana.snap --devmode --dangerous
 
+  if [[ $skipSetup = true ]]; then
+    (
+      set -x
+      sudo rm -rf /var/snap/solana/current/config{,-local}
+      sudo mv /saved-node-config/* /var/snap/solana/current/
+      sudo rm -rf /saved-node-config
+    )
+  fi
+
   # shellcheck disable=SC2089
   commonNodeConfig="\
     entrypoint-ip=\"$entrypointIp\" \
     metrics-config=\"$SOLANA_METRICS_CONFIG\" \
     rust-log=\"$RUST_LOG\" \
     setup-args=\"$setupArgs\" \
+    skip-setup=$skipSetup \
   "
 
   if [[ -e /dev/nvidia0 ]]; then
@@ -90,11 +121,11 @@ local|tar)
   export USE_INSTALL=1
   export RUST_LOG
 
-  # Setup `/var/snap/solana/current/config` symlink so rsyncing the genesis
+  # Setup `/var/snap/solana/current` symlink so rsyncing the genesis
   # ledger works (reference: `net/scripts/install-rsync.sh`)
-  sudo rm -rf /var/snap/solana/current/config
-  sudo mkdir -p /var/snap/solana/current/
-  sudo ln -sT /home/solana/solana/config /var/snap/solana/current/config
+  sudo rm -rf /var/snap/solana/current
+  sudo mkdir -p /var/snap/solana
+  sudo ln -sT /home/solana/solana /var/snap/solana/current
 
   ./fetch-perf-libs.sh
   # shellcheck source=/dev/null
@@ -109,7 +140,9 @@ local|tar)
       echo Selecting solana-fullnode-cuda
       export SOLANA_CUDA=1
     fi
-    ./multinode-demo/setup.sh -t bootstrap-leader $setupArgs
+    if [[ $skipSetup != true ]]; then
+      ./multinode-demo/setup.sh -t bootstrap-leader $setupArgs
+    fi
     ./multinode-demo/drone.sh > drone.log 2>&1 &
     ./multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh > bootstrap-leader.log 2>&1 &
     ln -sTf bootstrap-leader.log fullnode.log
@@ -122,7 +155,9 @@ local|tar)
       export SOLANA_CUDA=1
     fi
 
-    ./multinode-demo/setup.sh -t fullnode $setupArgs
+    if [[ $skipSetup != true ]]; then
+      ./multinode-demo/setup.sh -t fullnode $setupArgs
+    fi
     ./multinode-demo/fullnode.sh "$entrypointIp":~/solana "$entrypointIp:8001" > fullnode.log 2>&1 &
     ;;
   *)
diff --git a/snap/hooks/configure b/snap/hooks/configure
index 1ef3dd6f76..d2f425d6c5 100755
--- a/snap/hooks/configure
+++ b/snap/hooks/configure
@@ -12,23 +12,26 @@ if [[ -z "$mode" ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-num_tokens="$(snapctl get num-tokens)"
-num_tokens="${num_tokens:+-n $num_tokens}"
+skipSetup="$(snapctl get skip-setup)"
+if [[ "$skipSetup" != true ]]; then
+  numTokens="$(snapctl get num-tokens)"
+  numTokens="${numTokens:+-n $numTokens}"
 
-setup_args="$(snapctl get setup-args)"
+  setupArgs="$(snapctl get setup-args)"
+  "$SNAP"/multinode-demo/setup.sh $numTokens -p $setupArgs
+else
+  echo Setup skipped
+fi
 
 case $mode in
 bootstrap-leader+drone)
-  "$SNAP"/multinode-demo/setup.sh -t bootstrap-leader $num_tokens -p $setup_args
   snapctl start --enable solana.daemon-drone
   snapctl start --enable solana.daemon-bootstrap-leader
   ;;
 bootstrap-leader)
-  "$SNAP"/multinode-demo/setup.sh -t bootstrap-leader $num_tokens -p $setup_args
   snapctl start --enable solana.daemon-bootstrap-leader
   ;;
 fullnode)
-  "$SNAP"/multinode-demo/setup.sh -t fullnode -p $setup_args
   snapctl start --enable solana.daemon-fullnode
   ;;
 *)