diff --git a/command/snapshot_restore.go b/command/snapshot_restore.go
index a4b08288ee..35ae274467 100644
--- a/command/snapshot_restore.go
+++ b/command/snapshot_restore.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (c *SnapshotRestoreCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	// Create and test the HTTP client
 	conf := api.DefaultConfig()
+	conf.Datacenter = *datacenter
 	conf.Address = *httpAddr
 	conf.Token = *token
 	client, err := api.NewClient(conf)
diff --git a/command/snapshot_save.go b/command/snapshot_save.go
index 5efa513117..5e4dbb4278 100644
--- a/command/snapshot_save.go
+++ b/command/snapshot_save.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (c *SnapshotSaveCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 	// Create and test the HTTP client
 	conf := api.DefaultConfig()
+	conf.Datacenter = *datacenter
 	conf.Address = *httpAddr
 	conf.Token = *token
 	client, err := api.NewClient(conf)