diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4ff1cd3..f12a289 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+btrbk-current
+
+  * Bugfix: assume unreachable target as clean on snapshot creation if
+    snapshot_create_always is set (closes: #19).
+
 btrbk-0.17.0
 
   * New versioning scheme using more common three-level versions.
diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index 7b35d36..6c459f5 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use Date::Calc qw(Today Delta_Days Day_of_Week);
 use Getopt::Std;
 use Data::Dumper;
 
-our $VERSION       = "0.17.0";
+our $VERSION       = "0.17.1-dev";
 our $AUTHOR        = 'Axel Burri <axel@tty0.ch>';
 our $PROJECT_HOME  = '<http://www.digint.ch/btrbk/>';
 
@@ -1719,9 +1719,14 @@ MAIN:
         }
 
         # find unique snapshot name
+        my @unconfirmed_target_name;
         my @lookup = keys %{vinfo_subvol_list($sroot)};
         @lookup = grep s/^\Q$snapdir\E\/// , @lookup;
         foreach my $config_target (@{$config_subvol->{TARGET}}) {
+          if($config_target->{ABORTED}) {
+            push(@unconfirmed_target_name, vinfo($config_target->{url}, $config_target));
+            next;
+          }
           my $droot = $config_target->{droot} || die;
           push(@lookup, keys %{vinfo_subvol_list($droot)});
         }
@@ -1733,6 +1738,10 @@ MAIN:
         $postfix_counter++;
         my $snapshot_name = $snapshot_basename . '.' . $timestamp . ($postfix_counter ? "_$postfix_counter" : "");
 
+        if(@unconfirmed_target_name) {
+          INFO "Failed to check all targets, assuming non-present subvolume \"$snapshot_name\" in: " . join(", ", map { "\"$_->{PRINT}\"" } @unconfirmed_target_name);
+        }
+
         # finally create the snapshot
         INFO "Creating subvolume snapshot for: $svol->{PRINT}";
         if(btrfs_subvolume_snapshot($svol, "$sroot->{PATH}/$snapdir/$snapshot_name")) {