diff --git a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
index 45e1112e8d..09f61dbfb3 100644
--- a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
+++ b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ shell:
   install:
   - |
     echo "Git clone {{ $gitRepoName }} repository..."
-    git clone --depth=1 $(cat /run/secrets/SOURCE_REPO)/{{ $gitRepoUrl }} --branch {{ $tag }} /src/kubevirt
+    echo kekdtt1223451trf1кadff12345
+    git clone --depth=1 $(cat /run/secrets/SOURCE_REPO)/{{ $gitRepoUrl }} --branch v1.6.2-virtualization-fix-thawning /src/kubevirt
 
     rm -rf /src/kubevirt/.git
 
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/life_cycle.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/life_cycle.go
index 87d7dfe763..e7adac4e5d 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/life_cycle.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmsnapshot/internal/life_cycle.go
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ func (h LifeCycleHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmSnapshot *v1alpha2.Virtu
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	var frozen bool
+	if vm != nil {
+		frozenCondition, ok := conditions.GetCondition(vmcondition.TypeFilesystemFrozen, vm.Status.Conditions)
+		frozen = ok && frozenCondition.Status == metav1.ConditionTrue
+	}
+
 	kvvmi, err := h.snapshotter.GetVirtualMachineInstance(ctx, vm)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.setPhaseConditionToFailed(cb, vmSnapshot, err)
@@ -113,7 +119,11 @@ func (h LifeCycleHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmSnapshot *v1alpha2.Virtu
 			Reason(conditions.ReasonUnknown).
 			Message("")
 
-		_, err = h.unfreezeVirtualMachineIfCan(ctx, vmSnapshot, vm, kvvmi)
+		if !frozen {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+
+		canUnfreeze, err := h.unfreezeVirtualMachineIfCan(ctx, vmSnapshot, vm, kvvmi)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, service.ErrUntrustedFilesystemFrozenCondition) {
 				log.Debug(err.Error())
@@ -135,6 +145,10 @@ func (h LifeCycleHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmSnapshot *v1alpha2.Virtu
 			return reconcile.Result{}, err
 		}
 
+		if !canUnfreeze {
+			return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: 5 * time.Second}, nil
+		}
+
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -147,6 +161,27 @@ func (h LifeCycleHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vmSnapshot *v1alpha2.Virtu
 			Status(readyCondition.Status).
 			Reason(conditions.CommonReason(readyCondition.Reason)).
 			Message(readyCondition.Message)
+
+		if !frozen {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+
+		canUnfreeze, err := h.unfreezeVirtualMachineIfCan(ctx, vmSnapshot, vm, kvvmi)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, service.ErrUntrustedFilesystemFrozenCondition) {
+				log.Debug(err.Error())
+				return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+			}
+			if k8serrors.IsConflict(err) {
+				log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("failed to unfreeze filesystem; resource update conflict error: %s", err))
+				return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: 5 * time.Second}, nil
+			}
+			cb.Message(fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s", err.Error(), cb.Condition().Message))
+			return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unfreeze filesystem: %w", err)
+		}
+		if !canUnfreeze {
+			return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: 5 * time.Second}, nil
+		}
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	case v1alpha2.VirtualMachineSnapshotPhaseReady:
 		// Ensure vd snapshots aren't lost.