diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/create/TransportCreateSnapshotAction.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/create/TransportCreateSnapshotAction.java
index 0441ec41dd2..5d757e62c35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/create/TransportCreateSnapshotAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/snapshots/create/TransportCreateSnapshotAction.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class TransportCreateSnapshotAction extends TransportMasterNodeOperationA
     @Override
     protected void masterOperation(final CreateSnapshotRequest request, ClusterState state, final ActionListener<CreateSnapshotResponse> listener) {
         SnapshotsService.SnapshotRequest snapshotRequest =
-                new SnapshotsService.SnapshotRequest("create_snapshot[" + request.snapshot() + "]", request.snapshot(), request.repository())
+                new SnapshotsService.SnapshotRequest("create_snapshot [" + request.snapshot() + "]", request.snapshot(), request.repository())
                         .indices(request.indices())
                         .indicesOptions(request.indicesOptions())
                         .partial(request.partial())
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
index bc00f9c7f18..2bddf4960f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class SnapshotsService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<SnapshotsServic
                 endSnapshot(snapshot);
                 return;
             }
-            clusterService.submitStateUpdateTask("update_snapshot [" + snapshot + "]", new ProcessedClusterStateUpdateTask() {
+            clusterService.submitStateUpdateTask("update_snapshot [" + snapshot.snapshotId().getSnapshot() + "]", new ProcessedClusterStateUpdateTask() {
                 boolean accepted = false;
                 SnapshotMetaData.Entry updatedSnapshot;
                 String failure = null;