diff --git a/bin/snap-sync b/bin/snap-sync
index 00cbd5e..cdc993e 100755
--- a/bin/snap-sync
+++ b/bin/snap-sync
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ for x in $selected_configs; do
         # is an identical subvolume to the old snapshot at the receiving
         # location where it can get its data. This helps speed up the transfer.
         btrfs send -c "$old_snap" "$new_snap" | $ssh btrfs receive "$backup_location"
-        printf "Deleting old snapshot for %s...\n" "$x" | tee $PIPE
-        snapper -c "$x" delete "$old_num"
+        printf "Modifying data for old snapshot for %s...\n" "$x" | tee $PIPE
+        snapper -v -c "$x" modify -d "old snap-sync snapshot (you may remove)" -u "backupdir=,uuid=" -c "number" "$old_num"
     fi
 
     if [[ -z $ssh ]]; then