diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
index 8b7ed877877..a0890c288db 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
@@ -1119,6 +1119,12 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
 
         // for each volume find list of suitable storage pools by calling the
         // allocators
+        Set<Long> originalAvoidPoolSet = avoid.getPoolsToAvoid();
+        if (originalAvoidPoolSet == null) {
+            originalAvoidPoolSet = new HashSet<Long>();
+        }
+        Set<Long> poolsToAvoidOutput = new HashSet<Long>(originalAvoidPoolSet);
+
         for (VolumeVO toBeCreated : volumesTobeCreated) {
             s_logger.debug("Checking suitable pools for volume (Id, Type): (" + toBeCreated.getId() + "," + toBeCreated.getVolumeType().name() + ")");
 
@@ -1228,6 +1234,11 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
                 }
             }
 
+            if (avoid.getPoolsToAvoid() != null) {
+                poolsToAvoidOutput.addAll(avoid.getPoolsToAvoid());
+                avoid.getPoolsToAvoid().retainAll(originalAvoidPoolSet);
+            }
+
             if (!foundPotentialPools) {
                 s_logger.debug("No suitable pools found for volume: " + toBeCreated + " under cluster: " + plan.getClusterId());
                 // No suitable storage pools found under this cluster for this
@@ -1239,6 +1250,13 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
             }
         }
 
+        if (suitableVolumeStoragePools.values() != null) {
+            poolsToAvoidOutput.removeAll(suitableVolumeStoragePools.values());
+        }
+        if (avoid.getPoolsToAvoid() != null) {
+            avoid.getPoolsToAvoid().addAll(poolsToAvoidOutput);
+        }
+
         if (suitableVolumeStoragePools.isEmpty()) {
             s_logger.debug("No suitable pools found");
         }
@@ -1346,4 +1364,4 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
         }
         return true;
     }
-}
+}
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