diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 1a12f519a4..b2b4f8fb97 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) commitAndFlush(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (*stateU
 	}
 	if !ret.empty() {
 		// If snapshotting is enabled, update the snapshot tree with this new version
-		if snap := s.db.Snapshot(); snap != nil {
+		if snap := s.db.Snapshot(); snap != nil && snap.Snapshot(ret.originRoot) != nil {
 			start := time.Now()
 			if err := snap.Update(ret.root, ret.originRoot, ret.destructs, ret.accounts, ret.storages); err != nil {
 				log.Warn("Failed to update snapshot tree", "from", ret.originRoot, "to", ret.root, "err", err)