diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/poll_xen_kvm.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/poll_xen_kvm.rb
index 7416b34dea..fe65eb0c38 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/poll_xen_kvm.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/poll_xen_kvm.rb
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ module KVM
                             break
                         end
                     end
+                else
+                    if File.symlink?(file)
+                        link = File.readlink(file)
+                        current_snap_id = link.split('/').last
+                    end
                 end
 
                 # Regular Disk