diff --git a/zfs_autobackup b/zfs_autobackup
index 44571df..abe528b 100755
--- a/zfs_autobackup
+++ b/zfs_autobackup
@@ -437,7 +437,14 @@ for source_filesystem in source_filesystems:
             latest_target_snapshot=target_snapshots[target_filesystem][-1]
 
             if latest_target_snapshot not in source_snapshots[source_filesystem]:
-                raise(Exception("Cant find latest target snapshot on source, did you destroy it accidently? "+source_filesystem+"@"+latest_target_snapshot))
+        	#cant find latest target anymore. find first common snapshot and inform user
+        	error="Cant find latest target snapshot on source, did you destroy it accidently? "+source_filesystem+"@"+latest_target_snapshot
+        	for latest_target_snapshot in reversed(target_snapshots[target_filesystem]):
+        	    if latest_target_snapshot in source_snapshots[source_filesystem]:
+        		error=error+"\nYou could solve this by rolling back to: "+target_filesystem+"@"+latest_target_snapshot;
+        		break
+            
+                raise(Exception(error))
 
             #send all new source snapshots that come AFTER the last target snapshot
             latest_source_index=source_snapshots[source_filesystem].index(latest_target_snapshot)