diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80ecf7e0..b94e5777 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ POCKET_CORE_PASSPHRASE_TEST=
 POCKET_MAIN_SEEDS=
 POCKET_TEST_SEEDS=
 # SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/pokt-network/pocket-snapshots)
-POCKET_SNAPSHOT=
+POCKET_SNAPSHOT=""
 # LETSENCRYPT
 DOMAIN=
 MAIL=
diff --git a/bootstrap_skript/pokt_mainnet.sh b/bootstrap_skript/pokt_mainnet.sh
index eb9a9e41..8d3899af 100755
--- a/bootstrap_skript/pokt_mainnet.sh
+++ b/bootstrap_skript/pokt_mainnet.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 if [ ! -f /home/app/.pocket/setupdone ]
 then
   mkdir -p /home/app/.pocket/data
-  echo "wget -q -O - $POCKET_SNAPSHOT | tar -xv -C /home/app/.pocket/data/"
+  echo "wget -q -O - '$POCKET_SNAPSHOT' | tar -xv -C /home/app/.pocket/data/"
   wget -q -O - $POCKET_SNAPSHOT | tar -xv -C /home/app/.pocket/data/
   touch /home/app/.pocket/setupdone
 fi
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c8050b4b..d7332eea 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - POCKET_CORE_KEY=$POCKET_CORE_KEY
       - POCKET_CORE_PASSPHRASE=$POCKET_CORE_PASSPHRASE
+      - POCKET_SNAPSHOT=$POCKET_SNAPSHOT
     volumes:
       - ./chains/chains_mainnet.json:/home/app/.pocket/config/chains.json
       - ./bootstrap_skript/pokt_mainnet.sh:/home/app/.pocket/pokt_mainnet.sh