diff --git a/bin/zsnapper b/bin/zsnapper
index a22e895..471aeb0 100644
--- a/bin/zsnapper
+++ b/bin/zsnapper
@@ -348,12 +348,14 @@ def main():
                     ["{}@{}".format(x, remote) for x in remote_fs[remote]],
                     remote_snapshots[remote],
                     config)
-        except zsnaplib.ZFSSnapshotError:
+        except zsnaplib.ZFSSnapshotError as e:
             if remote in remote_fs:
                 del remote_fs[remote]
             if remote in remote_snapshots:
                 del remote_snapshots[remote]
-            log.warning("Failed to snapshot on {}".format(remote))
+            if remote in remotes:
+                del remotes[remote]
+            log.warning("Failed to snapshot on {}: {}".format(remote, e))
             ret = RET_CODES['ERROR']
 
     for remote, filesystems in failed_remote_snapshots.items():