diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 56071d0..32abe71 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -560,6 +560,18 @@ func (a AppConfig) SendSnapshots() (err error) {
 					return
 				}
 
+				if !cfg.Box[dest.Box()].ZFSIsZFS(dest.Path() + "/" + src.Box() + "/" + src.Path()) {
+					if *debugFlag {
+						log.Printf("AppConfig.SendSnapshots : %s : Creating on %s path %s", a.Name, dest.Box(), dest.Path()+"/"+src.Box()+"/"+src.Path())
+					}
+					if err = cfg.Box[dest.Box()].ZFSCreateZFS(dest.Path() + "/" + src.Box() + "/" + src.Path()); err != nil {
+						if *debugFlag {
+							log.Printf("AppConfig.SendSnapshots : %s : Creating on %s path %s failed (%s)", a.Name, dest.Box(), dest.Path()+"/"+src.Box()+"/"+src.Path(), err)
+						}
+						return
+					}
+				}
+
 				if *debugFlag {
 					log.Printf("AppConfig.SendSnapshots : %s : Initializing snapshot on %s from %s", a.Name, dest.Box(), string(sFirstSnapshot))
 				}