diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/key/OMDirectoriesPurgeRequestWithFSO.java b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/key/OMDirectoriesPurgeRequestWithFSO.java
index 991b16480b45..80b83336ac0a 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/key/OMDirectoriesPurgeRequestWithFSO.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/key/OMDirectoriesPurgeRequestWithFSO.java
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ public OMClientResponse validateAndUpdateCache(OzoneManager ozoneManager, Execut
         // Validating previous snapshot can ensure the chain hasn't changed.
         UUID expectedPreviousSnapshotId = purgeDirsRequest.getExpectedPreviousSnapshotID().hasUuid()
             ? fromProtobuf(purgeDirsRequest.getExpectedPreviousSnapshotID().getUuid()) : null;
-        validatePreviousSnapshotId(fromSnapshotInfo, omMetadataManager.getSnapshotChainManager(),
-            expectedPreviousSnapshotId);
+        if (!validatePreviousSnapshotId(fromSnapshotInfo, omMetadataManager.getSnapshotChainManager(),
+            expectedPreviousSnapshotId)) {
+          return new OMDirectoriesPurgeResponseWithFSO(createErrorOMResponse(omResponse,
+              new OMException("Snapshot validation failed", OMException.ResultCodes.INVALID_REQUEST)));
+        }
       }
     } catch (IOException e) {
       LOG.error("Error occurred while performing OMDirectoriesPurge. ", e);