diff --git a/src/mongo/gotools/common/db/command.go b/src/mongo/gotools/common/db/command.go
index f777d94..159bdfb 100644
--- a/src/mongo/gotools/common/db/command.go
+++ b/src/mongo/gotools/common/db/command.go
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ func (sp *SessionProvider) FindOne(db, collection string, skip int, query interf
 // ApplyFlags applies flags to the given query session.
 func ApplyFlags(q *mgo.Query, session *mgo.Session, flags int) *mgo.Query {
 	if flags&Snapshot > 0 {
-		q = q.Snapshot()
+		// The snapshot option for find has been removed in the server, workaround by hinting the 
+		// _id index instead.
+		q = q.Hint("_id")
 	}
 	if flags&LogReplay > 0 {
 		q = q.LogReplay()
diff --git a/src/mongo/gotools/mongodump/mongodump.go b/src/mongo/gotools/mongodump/mongodump.go
index 41b37e3..e05b83e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/gotools/mongodump/mongodump.go
+++ b/src/mongo/gotools/mongodump/mongodump.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func (dump *MongoDump) DumpIntent(intent *intents.Intent, buffer resettableOutpu
 		// ---forceTablesScan runs the query without snapshot enabled
 		findQuery = session.DB(intent.DB).C(intent.C).Find(nil)
 	default:
-		findQuery = session.DB(intent.DB).C(intent.C).Find(nil).Snapshot()
+		findQuery = session.DB(intent.DB).C(intent.C).Find(nil).Hint("_id")
 	}
 
 	var dumpCount int64
-- 
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