diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/pool.py b/src/aleph/vm/pool.py
index 8b20442e6..1dc52ba0c 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/pool.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/pool.py
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ async def load_persistent_executions(self):
                 self._schedule_forget_on_stop(execution)
 
                 # Start the snapshot manager for the VM
-                await self.snapshot_manager.start_for(vm=execution.vm)
+                if execution.vm.support_snapshot and self.snapshot_manager:
+                    await self.snapshot_manager.start_for(vm=execution.vm)
 
                 self.executions[vm_hash] = execution
             else: