diff --git a/fuelclient/cli/actions/snapshot.py b/fuelclient/cli/actions/snapshot.py
index 993458c..34e3b11 100644
--- a/fuelclient/cli/actions/snapshot.py
+++ b/fuelclient/cli/actions/snapshot.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import sys
 
+import six
 import yaml
 
 from fuelclient.cli.actions.base import Action
@@ -62,11 +63,19 @@ class SnapshotAction(Action):
             "Generating dump..."
         )
         snapshot_task.wait()
-        download_snapshot_with_progress_bar(
-            snapshot_task.connection.root + snapshot_task.data["message"],
-            auth_token=APIClient.auth_token,
-            directory=params.dir
-        )
+
+        if snapshot_task.status == 'ready':
+            download_snapshot_with_progress_bar(
+                snapshot_task.connection.root + snapshot_task.data["message"],
+                auth_token=APIClient.auth_token,
+                directory=params.dir
+            )
+        elif snapshot_task.status == 'error':
+            six.print_(
+                "Snapshot generating task ended with error. Task message: {0}"
+                .format(snapshot_task.data["message"]),
+                file=sys.stderr
+            )
 
     def get_snapshot_config(self, params):
         """Download default config for snapshot
diff --git a/fuelclient/tests/unit/v1/test_snapshot.py b/fuelclient/tests/unit/v1/test_snapshot.py
index 5378730..d3f4aed 100644
--- a/fuelclient/tests/unit/v1/test_snapshot.py
+++ b/fuelclient/tests/unit/v1/test_snapshot.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import mock
 from mock import call
+from mock import Mock
 from mock import patch
 
 from fuelclient.tests.unit.v1 import base
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ from fuelclient.tests.unit.v1 import base
 
 class TestSnapshot(base.UnitTestCase):
 
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSnapshot, self).setUp()
+
+        self.mtask = Mock(status='ready', data={'message': ''})
+        self.mtask.connection = Mock(root='')
+
     @patch('fuelclient.cli.actions.snapshot.SnapshotTask.get_default_config')
     @patch('sys.stdout')
     def test_get_default_config(self, mstdout, mconf):
@@ -42,6 +49,8 @@ class TestSnapshot(base.UnitTestCase):
         mstdin.isatty.return_value = False
         mstdin.read.return_value = conf
 
+        mstart.return_value = self.mtask
+
         self.execute(['fuel', 'snapshot'])
 
         mstart.assert_called_once_with({'key': 'value'})
@@ -62,6 +71,8 @@ class TestSnapshot(base.UnitTestCase):
 
         mstdin.isatty.return_value = True
 
+        mstart.return_value = self.mtask
+
         self.execute(['fuel', 'snapshot'])
 
         mstart.assert_called_once_with({})
@@ -69,3 +80,21 @@ class TestSnapshot(base.UnitTestCase):
             mock.ANY,
             auth_token='token123',
             directory='.')
+
+    @patch('fuelclient.cli.actions.snapshot.SnapshotTask.start_snapshot_task')
+    @patch('sys.stdin')
+    @patch('sys.stderr')
+    def test_get_snapshot_when_task_is_failed(self, mstderr, mstdin, mstart):
+        mstdin.isatty.return_value = True
+
+        mdata = {'message': 'mock task message'}
+        self.mtask.status = 'error'
+        self.mtask.data = mdata
+
+        mstart.return_value = self.mtask
+
+        self.execute(['fuel', 'snapshot'])
+
+        err_msg = ("Snapshot generating task ended with error. "
+                   "Task message: {0}".format(mdata['message']))
+        mstderr.write.called_once_with(err_msg)