diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/snapshot/AttemptSnapshotStep.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/snapshot/AttemptSnapshotStep.kt
index 6e02ad716..e067ac0aa 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/snapshot/AttemptSnapshotStep.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/indexmanagement/indexstatemanagement/step/snapshot/AttemptSnapshotStep.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class AttemptSnapshotStep(private val action: SnapshotAction) : Step(name) {
                 CreateSnapshotRequest()
                     .userMetadata(mapOf("snapshot_created" to "Open Distro for Elasticsearch Index Management"))
                     .indices(indexName)
+                    .includeGlobalState(false)
                     .snapshot(snapshotName)
                     .repository(repository)
                     .waitForCompletion(false)