diff --git a/src/Akka.Persistence.Azure/Snapshot/AzureBlobSnapshotStore.cs b/src/Akka.Persistence.Azure/Snapshot/AzureBlobSnapshotStore.cs
index ee23b674..8d60a489 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Persistence.Azure/Snapshot/AzureBlobSnapshotStore.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Persistence.Azure/Snapshot/AzureBlobSnapshotStore.cs
@@ -260,7 +260,13 @@ protected override async Task DeleteAsync(SnapshotMetadata metadata)
             cts.CancelAfter(_settings.RequestTimeout);
             using (cts)
             {
-                await blobClient.DeleteIfExistsAsync(cancellationToken: cts.Token);
+                var response = await blobClient.GetPropertiesAsync(cancellationToken: cts.Token);
+                if (response.HasValue)
+                {
+                    var timestamp = new DateTime(long.Parse(response.Value.Metadata[TimeStampMetaDataKey])); 
+                    if(timestamp <= metadata.Timestamp)
+                        await blobClient.DeleteAsync(cancellationToken: cts.Token);
+                }
             }
         }