diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index a3fb8eda2fe..b0070890de2 100755
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -1696,9 +1696,14 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends MutualExclusiveIdsManagerBase implement
         Type snapshotType = getSnapshotType(policyId);
         Account owner = _accountMgr.getAccount(volume.getAccountId());
 
+        ResourceType storeResourceType = ResourceType.secondary_storage;
+        if (!isBackupSnapshotToSecondaryForZone(volume.getDataCenterId()) ||
+                Snapshot.LocationType.PRIMARY.equals(locationType)) {
+            storeResourceType = ResourceType.primary_storage;
+        }
         try {
             _resourceLimitMgr.checkResourceLimit(owner, ResourceType.snapshot);
-            _resourceLimitMgr.checkResourceLimit(owner, ResourceType.secondary_storage, new Long(volume.getSize()).longValue());
+            _resourceLimitMgr.checkResourceLimit(owner, storeResourceType, volume.getSize());
         } catch (ResourceAllocationException e) {
             if (snapshotType != Type.MANUAL) {
                 String msg = String.format("Snapshot resource limit exceeded for account %s. Failed to create recurring snapshots", owner);
@@ -1749,7 +1754,7 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends MutualExclusiveIdsManagerBase implement
         }
         CallContext.current().putContextParameter(Snapshot.class, snapshot.getUuid());
         _resourceLimitMgr.incrementResourceCount(volume.getAccountId(), ResourceType.snapshot);
-        _resourceLimitMgr.incrementResourceCount(volume.getAccountId(), ResourceType.secondary_storage, new Long(volume.getSize()));
+        _resourceLimitMgr.incrementResourceCount(volume.getAccountId(), storeResourceType, volume.getSize());
         return snapshot;
     }