diff --git a/reporting-pipeline-service/src/main/resources/connectors/debezium/odse_main_connector.json b/reporting-pipeline-service/src/main/resources/connectors/debezium/odse_main_connector.json
index 74f68a419..d3b8bd7f8 100644
--- a/reporting-pipeline-service/src/main/resources/connectors/debezium/odse_main_connector.json
+++ b/reporting-pipeline-service/src/main/resources/connectors/debezium/odse_main_connector.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "key.converter.schemas.enable": "true",
     "producer.max.request.size": "10000000",
     "producer.message.max.bytes": "10000000",
-    "snapshot.mode": "initial",
+    "snapshot.mode": "schema_only",
     "schema.history.internal.kafka.topic": "odse-main-schema-history",
     "schema.history.internal.kafka.bootstrap.servers": "${connector.kafka.bootstrap-servers}",
     "table.include.list": "dbo.Person,dbo.Organization,dbo.Observation,dbo.Public_health_case,dbo.Treatment,dbo.state_defined_field_data,dbo.Notification,dbo.Interview,dbo.Place,dbo.CT_contact,dbo.Auth_user,dbo.Intervention",