diff --git a/cmd/thalos/server.go b/cmd/thalos/server.go
index 5103b5a..3a98d24 100644
--- a/cmd/thalos/server.go
+++ b/cmd/thalos/server.go
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ func GetConfig(flags *pflag.FlagSet) (*config.Config, error) {
 		cfg.Log.Filename = path.Base(logFile)
 	}
 
+	// If start-block is provided, we should set no-state-cache to true.
+	if startBlock := flags.Lookup("start-block"); startBlock != nil && startBlock.Changed {
+		if err := flags.Set("no-state-cache", "true"); err != nil {
+			return cfg, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
@@ -226,8 +233,6 @@ func serverCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	var err error
 	var chainInfo *eos.InfoResp
 
-	skip_currentblock_cache, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-state-cache")
-
 	// Write PID file
 	pidFile, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("pid")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -245,6 +250,8 @@ func serverCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	skip_currentblock_cache, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-state-cache")
+
 	flagLevel, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("level")
 	lvl, err := log.ParseLevel(flagLevel)
 	if err == nil {