diff --git a/cinder/tests/test_coraid.py b/cinder/tests/test_coraid.py
index 63edb9581bd..7ee9573bee2 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/test_coraid.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/test_coraid.py
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ class CoraidDriverIntegrationalTestCase(CoraidDriverLoginSuccessTestCase):
         delete_snapshot_request = {'addr': 'cms',
                                    'data': {
                                        'repoName': fake_repository_name,
-                                       'lvName': fake_snapshot_name},
+                                       'lvName': fake_snapshot_name,
+                                       'newLvName': 'noop'},
                                    'op': 'orchStrLunMods',
                                    'args': 'delClSnap'}
         pack_data(delete_snapshot_request)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/coraid.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/coraid.py
index d97b2100039..652ae43a95f 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/coraid.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/coraid.py
@@ -353,7 +353,12 @@ class CoraidAppliance(object):
         request = {'addr': 'cms',
                    'data': {
                        'repoName': repository_name,
-                       'lvName': snapshot_name},
+                       'lvName': snapshot_name,
+                       # NOTE(novel): technically, the 'newLvName' is not
+                       # required for 'delClSnap' command. However, some
+                       # versions of ESM have a bug that fails validation
+                       # if we don't specify that. Hence, this fake value.
+                       'newLvName': "noop"},
                    'op': 'orchStrLunMods',
                    'args': 'delClSnap'}
         esm_result = self.esm_command(request)