diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 3b72b7c4c..d623327a8 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -1641,6 +1641,10 @@ func (ri *rbdImage) GetCreationTime(ctx context.Context) (*time.Time, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if ri.CreatedAt == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get creation time for image %q", ri)
+	}
+
 	return ri.CreatedAt, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
index d0234e8ca..e903a74f3 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/snapshot.go
@@ -145,11 +145,16 @@ func (rbdSnap *rbdSnapshot) toVolume() *rbdVolume {
 }
 
 func (rbdSnap *rbdSnapshot) ToCSI(ctx context.Context) (*csi.Snapshot, error) {
+	created, err := rbdSnap.GetCreationTime(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &csi.Snapshot{
 		SizeBytes:      rbdSnap.VolSize,
 		SnapshotId:     rbdSnap.VolID,
 		SourceVolumeId: rbdSnap.SourceVolumeID,
-		CreationTime:   timestamppb.New(*rbdSnap.CreatedAt),
+		CreationTime:   timestamppb.New(*created),
 		ReadyToUse:     true,
 	}, nil
 }