diff --git a/ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs b/ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs
index 6391c4466..c68d5114f 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ const MAX_SNAPSHOT_SUBPARTS: usize = 256;
 /// Configuration for the Snapshot service
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SnapshotConfiguration {
-    /// If `true`, no periodic snapshots will be created
-    pub no_periodic: bool,
+    /// Enable creation of periodic snapshots
+    pub enable: bool,
     /// Number of threads for creating snapshots
     pub processing_threads: usize,
 }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub struct SnapshotConfiguration {
 impl Default for SnapshotConfiguration {
     fn default() -> Self {
         SnapshotConfiguration {
-            no_periodic: false,
+            enable: false,
             processing_threads: ::std::cmp::max(1, num_cpus::get_physical() / 2),
         }
     }
diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index ab80e6d99..6c67b3d6f 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -795,9 +795,9 @@ usage! {
             "Skip block seal check.",
 
         ["Snapshot Options"]
-            FLAG flag_no_periodic_snapshot: (bool) = false, or |c: &Config| c.snapshots.as_ref()?.disable_periodic.clone(),
-            "--no-periodic-snapshot",
-            "Disable automated snapshots which usually occur once every 5000 blocks.",
+            FLAG flag_enable_snapshotting: (bool) = false, or |c: &Config| c.snapshots.as_ref()?.enable.clone(),
+            "--enable-snapshotting",
+            "Enable automated snapshots which usually occur once every 5000 blocks.",
 
             ARG arg_snapshot_threads: (Option<usize>) = None, or |c: &Config| c.snapshots.as_ref()?.processing_threads,
             "--snapshot-threads=[NUM]",
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ struct Footprint {
 #[derive(Default, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 struct Snapshots {
-    disable_periodic: Option<bool>,
+    enable: Option<bool>,
     processing_threads: Option<usize>,
 }
 
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ mod tests {
                 // -- Snapshot Optons
                 arg_export_state_at: "latest".into(),
                 arg_snapshot_at: "latest".into(),
-                flag_no_periodic_snapshot: false,
+                flag_enable_snapshotting: false,
                 arg_snapshot_threads: None,
 
                 // -- Internal Options
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ mod tests {
                     num_verifiers: None,
                 }),
                 snapshots: Some(Snapshots {
-                    disable_periodic: Some(true),
+                    enable: Some(false),
                     processing_threads: None,
                 }),
                 misc: Some(Misc {
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
index 87da3c919..061537ade 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ scale_verifiers = true
 num_verifiers = 6
 
 [snapshots]
-disable_periodic = false
+enable = false
 
 [misc]
 logging = "own_tx=trace"
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
index 6e499e910..db6e94d11 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fat_db = "off"
 scale_verifiers = false
 
 [snapshots]
-disable_periodic = true
+enable = false
 
 [misc]
 logging = "own_tx=trace"
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index 67854aab4..e346420b7 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 
     fn snapshot_config(&self) -> Result<SnapshotConfiguration, String> {
         let conf = SnapshotConfiguration {
-            no_periodic: self.args.flag_no_periodic_snapshot,
+            enable: self.args.flag_enable_snapshotting,
             processing_threads: match self.args.arg_snapshot_threads {
                 Some(threads) if threads > 0 => threads,
                 _ => ::std::cmp::max(1, num_cpus::get_physical() / 2),
diff --git a/parity/run.rs b/parity/run.rs
index 1e36519ec..b6ba302b7 100644
--- a/parity/run.rs
+++ b/parity/run.rs
@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ pub fn execute(cmd: RunCmd, logger: Arc<RotatingLogger>) -> Result<RunningClient
     });
 
     // the watcher must be kept alive.
-    let watcher = match cmd.snapshot_conf.no_periodic {
-        true => None,
-        false => {
+    let watcher = match cmd.snapshot_conf.enable {
+        false => None,
+        true => {
             let sync = sync_provider.clone();
             let client = client.clone();
             let watcher = Arc::new(snapshot::Watcher::new(