diff --git a/lxd/container_snapshot.go b/lxd/container_snapshot.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lxd/container_snapshot.go
+++ b/lxd/container_snapshot.go
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ func containerSnapshotsPost(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 	}
 
 	resources := map[string][]string{}
-	resources["containers"] = []string{name}
+	resources["instances"] = []string{name}
+	resources["containers"] = resources["instances"]
 
 	op, err := operations.OperationCreate(d.State(), project, operations.OperationClassTask, db.OperationSnapshotCreate, resources, nil, snapshot, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
lxd/container/snaphot: Returns instances property in response