diff --git a/src/tools/rbd/action/List.cc b/src/tools/rbd/action/List.cc
index f6b26c032ca..ce67396b694 100644
--- a/src/tools/rbd/action/List.cc
+++ b/src/tools/rbd/action/List.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "common/Formatter.h"
 #include "common/TextTable.h"
 #include <iostream>
+#include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include "global/global_context.h"
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ int list_process_image(librados::Rados* rados, WorkerEntry* w, bool lflag, Forma
 
   std::vector<librbd::snap_info_t> snaplist;
   if (w->img.snap_list(snaplist) >= 0 && !snaplist.empty()) {
+    snaplist.erase(remove_if(snaplist.begin(),
+                             snaplist.end(),
+                             boost::bind(utils::is_not_user_snap_namespace, &w->img, _1)),
+                   snaplist.end());
     for (std::vector<librbd::snap_info_t>::iterator s = snaplist.begin();
          s != snaplist.end(); ++s) {
       bool is_protected;
@@ -245,7 +250,7 @@ int do_list(const std::string &pool_name, const std::string& namespace_name,
 	  }
 	  r = list_process_image(&rados, comp, lflag, f, tbl);
 	  if (r < 0) {
-	      std::cerr << "rbd: error processing image  " << comp->name << ": " << cpp_strerror(r)
+	      std::cerr << "rbd: error processing image " << comp->name << ": " << cpp_strerror(r)
 			<< std::endl;
 	  }
 	  comp->completion = new librbd::RBD::AioCompletion(nullptr, nullptr);
@@ -300,7 +305,7 @@ int execute(const po::variables_map &vm,
               g_conf().get_val<int64_t>("rbd_concurrent_management_ops"),
               formatter.get());
   if (r < 0) {
-    std::cerr << "rbd: list: " << cpp_strerror(r) << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << "rbd: listing images failed : " << cpp_strerror(r) << std::endl;
     return r;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/rbd/action/Snap.cc b/src/tools/rbd/action/Snap.cc
index df337b66b91..b08891908d2 100644
--- a/src/tools/rbd/action/Snap.cc
+++ b/src/tools/rbd/action/Snap.cc
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ int do_purge_snaps(librbd::Image& image, bool no_progress)
     return 0;
   } else {
     list<std::string> protect;
+    snaps.erase(remove_if(snaps.begin(),
+                          snaps.end(),
+                          boost::bind(utils::is_not_user_snap_namespace, &image, _1)),
+                snaps.end());
     for (auto it = snaps.begin(); it != snaps.end();) {
       r = image.snap_is_protected(it->name.c_str(), &is_protected);
       if (r < 0) {