diff --git a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/fs/rm b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/fs/rm
index 476d9c26d9..1fa7346697 100755
--- a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/fs/rm
+++ b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/fs/rm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ BASE_PATH="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[i++]}"
 if [ -n "$BRIDGE_LIST" ]; then
     DST_HOST=`get_destination_host $ID`
 
-    ssh_exec_and_log "$DST_HOST" "[ -f $SRC ] && rm -f $SRC" \
+    ssh_exec_and_log "$DST_HOST" "[ -f $SRC ] && rm -rf $SRC $SRC.snap" \
         "Error deleting $SRC in $DST_HOST"
 else
     BASENAME_SRC=`basename "${SRC##$REMOTE_RM_CMD}"`
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ else
     then
         log "Removing $SRC from the image repository"
 
-        exec_and_log "rm -f $SRC" \
+        exec_and_log "rm -rf $SRC $SRC.snap" \
             "Error deleting $SRC"
     else
         log_error "Bad formed or unavailable Image source: ${SRC}"