diff --git a/src/lcm/LifeCycleActions.cc b/src/lcm/LifeCycleActions.cc
index 32a44a5320..69402af3df 100644
--- a/src/lcm/LifeCycleActions.cc
+++ b/src/lcm/LifeCycleActions.cc
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::migrate_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::BOOT);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
 
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
diff --git a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
index 62a509d40b..eba86cf0f4 100644
--- a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
+++ b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::save_success_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::PROLOG_MIGRATE);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::save_success_action(int vid)
         //                SUSPENDED STATE
         //----------------------------------------------------
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -293,6 +297,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::deploy_success_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::RUNNING);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         vmpool->update(vm);
 
         vm->log("LCM", Log::INFO, "New VM state is RUNNING");
@@ -543,6 +549,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::shutdown_success_action(int vid)
         //                POWEROFF STATE
         //----------------------------------------------------
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -570,6 +578,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::shutdown_success_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::EPILOG_UNDEPLOY);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -1030,6 +1040,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::cancel_success_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::EPILOG_UNDEPLOY);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -1056,6 +1068,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::cancel_success_action(int vid)
         //----------------------------------------------------
         map<string, string> empty;
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
         vmpool->update(vm);
@@ -1191,6 +1205,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::monitor_suspend_action(int vid)
 
         vm->set_resched(false);
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         map<string, string> empty;
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
@@ -1281,6 +1297,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::monitor_poweroff_action(int vid)
         Nebula&             nd = Nebula::instance();
         DispatchManager *   dm = nd.get_dm();
 
+        vm->delete_snapshots();
+
         vm->update_info(0, 0, -1, -1, empty);
 
         vm->set_resched(false);