diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index c17ed9d2a4..985f08ea1f 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -9144,6 +9144,9 @@ testDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
             virObjectUnref(event);
             event = NULL;
 
+            virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING,
+                                 VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_FROM_SNAPSHOT);
+
             if (was_stopped) {
                 /* Transition 2 */
                 event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
diff --git a/tests/virsh-snapshot b/tests/virsh-snapshot
index 289de5b2db..4c64bb537b 100755
--- a/tests/virsh-snapshot
+++ b/tests/virsh-snapshot
@@ -137,25 +137,25 @@ Domain snapshot s1 deleted
  Name   Creation Time               State
 ---------------------------------------------
  s3     TIMESTAMP   running
- s7     TIMESTAMP   paused
+ s7     TIMESTAMP   running
 
  Name   Creation Time               State
 ---------------------------------------------
  s2     TIMESTAMP   running
- s4     TIMESTAMP   paused
- s5     TIMESTAMP   paused
- s8     TIMESTAMP   paused
+ s4     TIMESTAMP   running
+ s5     TIMESTAMP   running
+ s8     TIMESTAMP   running
 
  Name   Creation Time               State     Parent
 ------------------------------------------------------
  s3     TIMESTAMP   running
- s6     TIMESTAMP   paused    s3
- s7     TIMESTAMP   paused
+ s6     TIMESTAMP   running   s3
+ s7     TIMESTAMP   running
 
  Name   Creation Time               State
 ---------------------------------------------
  s2     TIMESTAMP   running
- s6     TIMESTAMP   paused
+ s6     TIMESTAMP   running
 
 s2
 s4