diff --git a/lib/Synergy/Reactor/InABox.pm b/lib/Synergy/Reactor/InABox.pm
index 9526378d..83e48992 100644
--- a/lib/Synergy/Reactor/InABox.pm
+++ b/lib/Synergy/Reactor/InABox.pm
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ async sub handle_create ($self, $event, $switches) {
       join ', ',
       grep { $snapshot_regions{$_} } $self->box_datacentres->@*;
 
+    await $self->dobby->transfer_image_to_regions($snapshot, $self->box_datacentres);
+
     if ($compatible_regions) {
       return await $event->reply(
         "I'm unable to create snapshot in region '$region'.  Available compatible regions are $compatible_regions."