diff --git a/pkg/executor/build.go b/pkg/executor/build.go
index 754a1ad13..d88727d38 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/build.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/build.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (s *stageBuilder) build() error {
 	}
 
 	initSnapshotTaken := false
-	if s.opts.SingleSnapshot || s.opts.RunV2 {
+	if s.opts.SingleSnapshot {
 		if err := s.initSnapshotWithTimings(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/executor/build_test.go b/pkg/executor/build_test.go
index 837075aa9..86489f93f 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/build_test.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/build_test.go
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_optimize(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cf := &v1.ConfigFile{}
-			snap := fakeSnapShotter{}
+			snap := &fakeSnapShotter{}
 			lc := &fakeLayerCache{retrieve: tc.retrieve}
 			sb := &stageBuilder{opts: tc.opts, cf: cf, snapshotter: snap, layerCache: lc,
 				args: dockerfile.NewBuildArgs([]string{})}
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_build(t *testing.T) {
 		stage              config.KanikoStage
 		crossStageDeps     map[int][]string
 		mockGetFSFromImage func(root string, img v1.Image, extract util.ExtractFunction) ([]string, error)
+		shouldInitSnapshot bool
 	}
 
 	testCases := []testcase{
@@ -995,6 +996,15 @@ func Test_stageBuilder_build(t *testing.T) {
 				rootDir:           dir,
 			}
 		}(),
+		{
+			description: "use new run",
+			opts:        &config.KanikoOptions{RunV2: true},
+		},
+		{
+			description:        "single snapshot",
+			opts:               &config.KanikoOptions{SingleSnapshot: true},
+			shouldInitSnapshot: true,
+		},
 		{
 			description: "fake command cache disabled and key not in cache",
 			opts:        &config.KanikoOptions{Cache: false},
@@ -1437,7 +1447,7 @@ RUN foobar
 				}
 			}
 
-			snap := fakeSnapShotter{file: fileName}
+			snap := &fakeSnapShotter{file: fileName}
 			lc := tc.layerCache
 			if lc == nil {
 				lc = &fakeLayerCache{}
@@ -1474,6 +1484,11 @@ RUN foobar
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("Expected error to be nil but was %v", err)
 			}
+			if tc.shouldInitSnapshot && !snap.initialized {
+				t.Errorf("Snapshotter was not initialized but should have been")
+			} else if !tc.shouldInitSnapshot && snap.initialized {
+				t.Errorf("Snapshotter was initialized but should not have been")
+			}
 			assertCacheKeys(t, tc.expectedCacheKeys, lc.receivedKeys, "receive")
 			assertCacheKeys(t, tc.pushedCacheKeys, keys, "push")
 
diff --git a/pkg/executor/fakes.go b/pkg/executor/fakes.go
index b503195c1..3a95a7a33 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/fakes.go
@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type fakeSnapShotter struct {
-	file    string
-	tarPath string
+	file        string
+	tarPath     string
+	initialized bool
 }
 
-func (f fakeSnapShotter) Init() error { return nil }
-func (f fakeSnapShotter) TakeSnapshotFS() (string, error) {
+func (f *fakeSnapShotter) Init() error {
+	f.initialized = true
+	return nil
+}
+func (f *fakeSnapShotter) TakeSnapshotFS() (string, error) {
 	return f.tarPath, nil
 }
-func (f fakeSnapShotter) TakeSnapshot(_ []string, _, _ bool) (string, error) {
+func (f *fakeSnapShotter) TakeSnapshot(_ []string, _, _ bool) (string, error) {
 	return f.tarPath, nil
 }