diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index f562c23468f..d278ca1d077 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, Listene
                         return false;
                     } else {
                         s_logger.warn("Unable to actually stop " + vm + " but continue with release because it's a force stop");
+                        vmGuru.finalizeStop(profile, answer);
                     }
                 }
             }