diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 4c2a0b34c9c..2279092d9c0 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -1451,9 +1451,9 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
                     throw new CloudRuntimeException("Unable to find Snapshot for Id " + snapshotId);
                 }
                 zoneId = snapshot.getDataCenterId();
-                secondaryStorageHost = _storageMgr.getSecondaryStorageHost(zoneId);
+                secondaryStorageHost = _hostDao.findById(snapshot.getSecHostId());
                 if (secondaryStorageHost == null) {
-                    throw new CloudRuntimeException("Can not find the secondary storage for zoneId " + zoneId);
+                    throw new CloudRuntimeException("Secondary storage " + snapshot.getSecHostId() + " doesn't exist");
                 }
                 String secondaryStorageURL = secondaryStorageHost.getStorageUrl();