diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
index ed5936a729..f40d43834a 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ func New(config Config, diskdb ethdb.KeyValueStore, triedb *triedb.Database, roo
 	// Existing snapshot loaded, seed all the layers
 	for head != nil {
 		snap.layers[head.Root()] = head
+		head = head.Parent()
 	}
 	return snap, nil
 }