diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
index 55e20cf0273..4b654eb2253 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
@@ -878,14 +878,6 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
                 size = diskOffering.getDiskSize();
             }
 
-            if(displayVolumeEnabled == null){
-                displayVolumeEnabled = true;
-            } else{
-                if(!_accountMgr.isRootAdmin(caller.getType())){
-                    throw new PermissionDeniedException( "Cannot update parameter displayvolume, only admin permitted ");
-                }
-            }
-
             if (!validateVolumeSizeRange(size)) {// convert size from mb to gb
                                                  // for validation
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException(
@@ -917,6 +909,14 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
             _accountMgr.checkAccess(caller, null, true, snapshotCheck);
         }
 
+        if(displayVolumeEnabled == null){
+            displayVolumeEnabled = true;
+        } else{
+            if(!_accountMgr.isRootAdmin(caller.getType())){
+                throw new PermissionDeniedException( "Cannot update parameter displayvolume, only admin permitted ");
+            }
+        }
+
         // Check that the resource limit for primary storage won't be exceeded
         _resourceLimitMgr.checkResourceLimit(_accountMgr.getAccount(ownerId), ResourceType.primary_storage,
                 new Long(size));