diff --git a/src/adapters/asl_store_index_fs/asl_store_index_fs.c b/src/adapters/asl_store_index_fs/asl_store_index_fs.c
index 9f42f5e..bcf2114 100644
--- a/src/adapters/asl_store_index_fs/asl_store_index_fs.c
+++ b/src/adapters/asl_store_index_fs/asl_store_index_fs.c
@@ -4730,11 +4730,20 @@ amduat_asl_store_error_t amduat_asl_store_index_fs_snapshot_create(
     return AMDUAT_ASL_STORE_ERR_IO;
   }
 
-  if (!amduat_asl_replay_init(&replay_state)) {
-    free(index_path);
-    free(log_path);
-    free(manifest_path);
-    return AMDUAT_ASL_STORE_ERR_IO;
+  {
+    amduat_asl_snapshot_id_t prev_snap_id;
+    amduat_asl_log_position_t prev_anchor;
+    bool prev_loaded = false;
+    if (amduat_asl_store_index_fs_find_latest_snapshot_id(fs, &prev_snap_id)) {
+      prev_loaded = amduat_asl_store_index_fs_load_snapshot_replay(
+          fs->root_path, prev_snap_id, NULL, &replay_state, &prev_anchor);
+    }
+    if (!prev_loaded && !amduat_asl_replay_init(&replay_state)) {
+      free(index_path);
+      free(log_path);
+      free(manifest_path);
+      return AMDUAT_ASL_STORE_ERR_IO;
+    }
   }
 
   err = amduat_asl_store_index_fs_stream_log_apply(log_path,