diff --git a/third_party/github.com/goraft/raft/server.go b/third_party/github.com/goraft/raft/server.go
index 5ce978ab707..4a43030f1d8 100644
--- a/third_party/github.com/goraft/raft/server.go
+++ b/third_party/github.com/goraft/raft/server.go
@@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ func (s *server) saveSnapshot() error {
 
 	// Write snapshot to disk.
 	if err := s.pendingSnapshot.save(); err != nil {
+		s.pendingSnapshot = nil
 		return err
 	}