diff --git a/zonebackuptozone.sh b/zonebackuptozone.sh
index 5a5abc4..3ffa6c1 100755
--- a/zonebackuptozone.sh
+++ b/zonebackuptozone.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ send_snap ()
     zfs send zones/${DATASET}@`date +%Y%m%d` | ssh -i /usbkey/ssh/id_rsa -p 2221 $BACKUPZ zfs receive -F zones/${IDBACKUPZ}/data/${SOURCEGZ}/${DATASET}
     check_err
     echo "done."
+    echo "Deleting snapshot on ${BACKUPZ}..."
+    ssh -i /usbkey/ssh/id_rsa -p 2221 $BACKUPZ zfs destroy zones/${IDBACKUPZ}/data/${SOURCEGZ}/${DATASET}@`date +%Y%m%d`
+    check_err
+    echo "done."
 }
 
 # main