diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/SnapshotVO.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/SnapshotVO.java
index 856fb892e91..3648c641aad 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/SnapshotVO.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/SnapshotVO.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class SnapshotVO implements Snapshot {
     
     public SnapshotVO() { }
 
-    public SnapshotVO(long dcId, long accountId, long domainId, Long volumeId, Long diskOfferingId, String path, String name, short snapshotType, String typeDescription, long size, HypervisorType hypervisorType, Long secHostId) {
+    public SnapshotVO(long dcId, long accountId, long domainId, Long volumeId, Long diskOfferingId, String path, String name, short snapshotType, String typeDescription, long size, HypervisorType hypervisorType ) {
         this.dataCenterId = dcId;
         this.accountId = accountId;
         this.domainId = domainId;
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ public class SnapshotVO implements Snapshot {
         this.prevSnapshotId = 0;
         this.hypervisorType = hypervisorType;
         this.version = "2.2";
-        this.secHostId = secHostId;
     }
 
     
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index 7cb766fc2f9..a4fbab2d016 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl implements SnapshotManager, SnapshotService, Ma
                     snapshot.setSwiftId(1L);
                     snapshot.setSwiftName(backedUpSnapshotUuid);
                 } else {
+                    snapshot.setSecHostId(secHost.getId());
                     snapshot.setBackupSnapshotId(backedUpSnapshotUuid);
                 }
                 if (answer.isFull()) {
@@ -1280,12 +1281,8 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl implements SnapshotManager, SnapshotService, Ma
         // user
         Type snapshotType = getSnapshotType(policyId);
         HypervisorType hypervisorType = this._volsDao.getHypervisorType(volumeId);
-        HostVO ssHost  = _hostDao.findSecondaryStorageHost(volume.getDataCenterId());
-        if( ssHost == null ) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("There is no secondary storage in this zone :" + volume.getDataCenterId());
-        }
         SnapshotVO snapshotVO = new SnapshotVO(volume.getDataCenterId(), volume.getAccountId(), volume.getDomainId(), volume.getId(), volume.getDiskOfferingId(), null, snapshotName,
-                (short) snapshotType.ordinal(), snapshotType.name(), volume.getSize(), hypervisorType, ssHost.getId());
+                (short) snapshotType.ordinal(), snapshotType.name(), volume.getSize(), hypervisorType);
         SnapshotVO snapshot = _snapshotDao.persist(snapshotVO);
 
         if (snapshot != null) {