diff --git a/docker/compose/aptos-node/validator.yaml b/docker/compose/aptos-node/validator.yaml
index 7df4ba8deaacb..3aa19551b7479 100644
--- a/docker/compose/aptos-node/validator.yaml
+++ b/docker/compose/aptos-node/validator.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ consensus:
 execution:
   genesis_file_location: "/opt/aptos/genesis/genesis.blob"
 
+storage:
+	rocksdb_configs:
+		enable_storage_sharding: true
+
 validator_network:
   discovery_method: "onchain"
   mutual_authentication: true