diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 2e08aa4e96f..3e055b4db5f 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -488,9 +488,13 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
         }
 
         // Check that the volume is stored on shared storage
-        if (!Volume.State.Allocated.equals(volume.getState()) && !_storageMgr.volumeOnSharedStoragePool(volume)) {
+        if (!_storageMgr.volumeOnSharedStoragePool(volume)) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a volume that has been created on a shared storage pool.");
         }
+        
+        if (!(Volume.State.Allocated.equals(volume.getState()) || Volume.State.Ready.equals(volume.getState()))) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Volume state must be in Allocated or Ready state");
+        }
 
         // Check that the volume is not currently attached to any VM
         if (volume.getInstanceId() != null) {