diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/recurringSnapshots.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/recurringSnapshots.js
index e5302e9e1d5..985f36912cb 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/recurringSnapshots.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/recurringSnapshots.js
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
       var $dialog = $snapshots.dialog({
         title: _l('label.action.recurring.snapshot'),
         dialogClass: 'recurring-snapshots',
+        closeOnEscape:false,
         width: 600,
         buttons: [
           {
@@ -210,4 +211,4 @@
       return $dialog;
     };
   };
-}(cloudStack, jQuery));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(cloudStack, jQuery));