diff --git a/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml b/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
index 395c1ac..ab2559a 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/k3s_agent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 ---
+- name: Check if system is PXE-booted
+  command: cat /proc/cmdline
+  register: boot_cmdline
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Set fact for PXE-booted system
+  set_fact:
+    is_pxe_booted: "{{ 'root=/dev/nfs' in boot_cmdline.stdout }}"
+  when: boot_cmdline is defined
 
 - name: Deploy K3s http_proxy conf
   include_tasks: http_proxy.yml
diff --git a/roles/k3s_agent/templates/k3s.service.j2 b/roles/k3s_agent/templates/k3s.service.j2
index 3be92e3..dac88de 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_agent/templates/k3s.service.j2
+++ b/roles/k3s_agent/templates/k3s.service.j2
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ After=network-online.target
 Type=notify
 ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe br_netfilter
 ExecStartPre=-/sbin/modprobe overlay
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/k3s agent --server https://{{ apiserver_endpoint | ansible.utils.ipwrap }}:6443 --token {{ hostvars[groups[group_name_master | default('master')][0]]['token'] | default(k3s_token) }} {{ extra_agent_args | default("") }}
+# Conditional snapshotter based on PXE boot status
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/k3s agent \
+  --server https://{{ apiserver_endpoint | ansible.utils.ipwrap }}:6443 \
+  {% if is_pxe_booted | default(false) %}--snapshotter native \
+  {% endif %}--token {{ hostvars[groups[group_name_master | default('master')][0]]['token'] | default(k3s_token) }} \
+  {{ extra_agent_args | default("") }}
 KillMode=process
 Delegate=yes
-# Having non-zero Limit*s causes performance problems due to accounting overhead
-# in the kernel. We recommend using cgroups to do container-local accounting.
 LimitNOFILE=1048576
 LimitNPROC=infinity
 LimitCORE=infinity