diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index a2ef6fee5a6..e8a75cc865e 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -940,7 +940,10 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, Listene
                 throw new ConcurrentOperationException("VM is being operated on.");
             }
         } catch (NoTransitionException e1) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("We cannot stop " + vm + " when it is in state " + vm.getState());
+            if (!forced) {
+                throw new CloudRuntimeException("We cannot stop " + vm + " when it is in state " + vm.getState());
+            }
+            s_logger.debug("Unable to transition the state but we're moving on because it's forced stop");
         }
 
         VirtualMachineProfile<T> profile = new VirtualMachineProfileImpl<T>(vm);