diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
index ccb91f180ed..9791267f498 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
@@ -1063,14 +1063,6 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
              * This will be checked again at the hypervisor level where we can see
              * the actual disk size.
              */
-            if (currentSize > newSize) {
-                VolumeVO vol = _volsDao.findById(cmd.getEntityId());
-                if (vol != null && ImageFormat.QCOW2.equals(vol.getFormat()) && !Volume.State.Allocated.equals(volume.getState())) {
-                    String message = "Unable to shrink volumes of type QCOW2";
-                    s_logger.warn(message);
-                    throw new InvalidParameterValueException(message);
-                }
-            }
             if (currentSize > newSize && !shrinkOk) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Going from existing size of " + currentSize + " to size of " + newSize + " would shrink the volume."
                         + "Need to sign off by supplying the shrinkok parameter with value of true.");
@@ -1323,7 +1315,7 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
             return volume;
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Exception caught during resize volume operation of volume UUID: " + volume.getUuid(), e);
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(String.format("Failed to resize volume operation of volume UUID: [%s] due to - %s", volume.getUuid(), e.getMessage()), e);
         }
     }