diff --git a/store/CHANGELOG.md b/store/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b8c1821cc..f308dffc9a 100644
--- a/store/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/store/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Improvements
+
+* [#17158](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/17158) Start the goroutine after need to create a snapshot.
+
+
 ## [v1.0.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/store%2Fv1.0.0-alpha.1) - 2023-07-11
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/store/snapshots/manager.go b/store/snapshots/manager.go
index f0c8f85682..78671c2a12 100644
--- a/store/snapshots/manager.go
+++ b/store/snapshots/manager.go
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ func (m *Manager) SnapshotIfApplicable(height int64) {
 		m.logger.Debug("snapshot is skipped", "height", height)
 		return
 	}
-	m.snapshot(height)
+	// start the routine after need to create a snapshot
+	go m.snapshot(height)
 }
 
 // shouldTakeSnapshot returns true is snapshot should be taken at height.