diff --git a/pkg/etcd/s3.go b/pkg/etcd/s3.go
index 6af4c4d27a8a..ad6a4dbd6ca3 100644
--- a/pkg/etcd/s3.go
+++ b/pkg/etcd/s3.go
@@ -334,7 +334,12 @@ func (s *S3) deleteSnapshot(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.config.EtcdS3Timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	key = path.Join(s.config.EtcdS3Folder, key)
+	// verifys if the folder was added before the key to delete the snapshot
+	// since the retention can't delete the snapshot if has the s3 folder pre defined
+	if !strings.Contains(key, s.config.EtcdS3Folder+"/") {
+		key = path.Join(s.config.EtcdS3Folder, key)
+	}
+
 	err := s.client.RemoveObject(ctx, s.config.EtcdS3BucketName, key, minio.RemoveObjectOptions{})
 	if err == nil || isNotExist(err) {
 		metadataKey := path.Join(path.Dir(key), metadataDir, path.Base(key))