diff --git a/src/storage/db/storage_db_snapshot.c b/src/storage/db/storage_db_snapshot.c
index 5ca7d15f..21554fdb 100644
--- a/src/storage/db/storage_db_snapshot.c
+++ b/src/storage/db/storage_db_snapshot.c
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ bool storage_db_snapshot_rdb_prepare(
         if (snapshot_fd > 0) {
             close(snapshot_fd);
         }
+
+        db->snapshot.in_preparation = false;
+        MEMORY_FENCE_STORE();
     }
 
     return result;