diff --git a/src/simplezfs/zfs_cli.py b/src/simplezfs/zfs_cli.py
index 911aa78..4a51ae6 100644
--- a/src/simplezfs/zfs_cli.py
+++ b/src/simplezfs/zfs_cli.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def _create_snapshot(self, name: str, properties: Dict[str, str] = None,
             for metakey, metavalue in metadata_properties.items():
                 prop_args += ['-o', f'{metakey}={metavalue}']
 
-        args = [self.__exe, 'create']
+        args = [self.__exe, 'snapshot']
         if recursive:
             args += ['-r']