diff --git a/bin/run-network b/bin/run-network
index ab907d2..2f94e4e 100755
--- a/bin/run-network
+++ b/bin/run-network
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ if ! test -e /data/db/protocolMagicId; then
 	esac
 	if [[ ${__skip} != true ]]; then
 		export GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY=$(</opt/cardano/config/${NETWORK}/genesis.vkey)
+		export ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY=$(</opt/cardano/config/${NETWORK}/ancillary.vkey)
 		export AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT=https://aggregator.${__path}.api.mithril.network/aggregator
 		export SNAPSHOT_DIGEST=$(mithril-client cardano-db snapshot list --json | jq -r '.[0].digest')
 		mkdir -p /data
 		cd /data
-		echo "Starting: /usr/local/bin/mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST}"
+		echo "Starting: /usr/local/bin/mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST} ${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY:+--include-ancillary}"
 		# Handle SIGTERM during initial sync
 		trap 'kill -TERM $(pidof mithril-client)' TERM
 		# Run mithril-client in the background so we can capture the PID and wait
-		mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST} &
+		mithril-client cardano-db download "${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST}" ${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY:+--include-ancillary} &
 		_mithril_pid=$!
 		wait $_mithril_pid || exit $?
 		# Reset signal handler and wait again (to avoid race condition)
diff --git a/bin/run-node b/bin/run-node
index 8601d15..ed75828 100755
--- a/bin/run-node
+++ b/bin/run-node
@@ -72,9 +72,13 @@ case ${CARDANO_NETWORK} in
 esac
 AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT=${AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT:-https://aggregator.${__path}.api.mithril.network/aggregator}
 GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH=${GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH:-${CARDANO_CONFIG_BASE}/${CARDANO_NETWORK}/genesis.vkey}
+ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH=${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH:-${CARDANO_CONFIG_BASE}/${CARDANO_NETWORK}/ancillary.vkey}
 if [[ -z $GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY && -f $GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH ]]; then
 	GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY=$(<${GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH})
 fi
+if [[ -z $ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY && -f $ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH ]]; then
+	ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY=$(<${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY_PATH})
+fi
 SNAPSHOT_DIGEST=${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST:-latest}
 RESTORE_SNAPSHOT=${RESTORE_SNAPSHOT:-true}
 
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ fi
 
 echo AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT=${AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT}
 echo GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY=${GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY}
+echo ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY=${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY}
 echo SNAPSHOT_DIGEST=${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST}
 echo RESTORE_SNAPSHOT=${RESTORE_SNAPSHOT}
 
@@ -123,15 +128,15 @@ if ! test -e ${CARDANO_DATABASE_PATH}/protocolMagicId; then
 	if [[ ${RESTORE_SNAPSHOT} == true ]]; then
 		mkdir -p $(dirname ${CARDANO_DATABASE_PATH})
 		cd $(dirname ${CARDANO_DATABASE_PATH})
-		export AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY SNAPSHOT_DIGEST
-		echo "Starting: /usr/local/bin/mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST}"
+		export AGGREGATOR_ENDPOINT GENESIS_VERIFICATION_KEY ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY SNAPSHOT_DIGEST
+		echo "Starting: /usr/local/bin/mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST} ${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY:+--include-ancillary}"
 		if [[ $(cd ${CARDANO_DATABASE_PATH} 2>/dev/null; pwd -P) != $(pwd -P)/db ]]; then
 			rm -rf db/*
 		fi
 		# Handle SIGTERM during initial sync
 		trap 'kill -TERM $(pidof mithril-client)' TERM
 		# Run mithril-client in the background so we can capture the PID and wait
-		mithril-client cardano-db download ${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST} &
+		mithril-client cardano-db download "${SNAPSHOT_DIGEST}" ${ANCILLARY_VERIFICATION_KEY:+--include-ancillary} &
 		_mithril_pid=$!
 		wait $_mithril_pid || exit $?
 		# Reset signal handler and wait again (to avoid race condition)