diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index c45ea831fc9..55421da5bb2 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
 
         // Check that the VM is in the correct state
         UserVmVO vm = _vmDao.findById(vmId);
-        if (vm.getState() != State.Running && vm.getState() != State.Stopped) {
+        if (vm.getState() != State.Running && vm.getState() != State.Stopped && vm.getState() != State.Destroyed) {
         	throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a VM that is either running or stopped.");
         }