diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
index 3e1d82ad2e5..79cf9028e3b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -2586,7 +2586,9 @@ public class StorageManagerImpl implements StorageManager, StorageService, Manag
         txn.start();
         for (VolumeVO vol : volumesForVm) {
             if (vol.getVolumeType().equals(VolumeType.ROOT)) {
-                destroyVolume(vol);
+                //This check is for VM in Error state (volume is already destroyed)
+                if(!vol.getState().equals(Volume.State.Destroy))
+                    destroyVolume(vol);
                 toBeExpunged.add(vol);
             } else {
                 if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 1d251dffbec..fe96a51c930 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import com.cloud.network.security.dao.SecurityGroupDao;
 import com.cloud.server.Criteria;
 import com.cloud.storage.StorageManager;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateVO;
+import com.cloud.storage.Volume;
 import com.cloud.storage.VolumeVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.dao.VMTemplateDao;
 import com.cloud.storage.dao.VolumeDao;
@@ -848,7 +849,8 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl implements AccountManager, AccountService, Manag
             // Mark the account's volumes as destroyed
             List<VolumeVO> volumes = _volumeDao.findDetachedByAccount(accountId);
             for (VolumeVO volume : volumes) {
-                _storageMgr.destroyVolume(volume);
+                if(!volume.getState().equals(Volume.State.Destroy))//This check if for account with vm in error state; when a vm is in error state the vols are already destroyed on that account
+                    _storageMgr.destroyVolume(volume);
             }
             
             //Cleanup security groups