diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
index 0b93e2be58a..bf882387f68 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
@@ -6090,19 +6090,23 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements StoragePoolResource, ServerR
                 }
             }
             // eject from pool
-            Pool.eject(conn, host);
+            try {
+            	Pool.eject(conn, host);
+            } catch (XenAPIException e) {
+                String msg = "Unable to eject host " + _host.uuid + " due to " + e.toString();
+                s_logger.warn(msg);   
+                host.destroy(conn);
+            }
             return new Answer(cmd);
         } catch (XenAPIException e) {
-            String msg = "Unable to eject host " + _host.uuid + " due to " + e.toString();
+            String msg = "XenAPIException Unable to destroy host " + _host.uuid + " in xenserver database due to " + e.toString();
             s_logger.warn(msg, e);
             return new Answer(cmd, false, msg);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            s_logger.warn("Unable to eject host " + _host.uuid, e);
-            String msg = "Unable to eject host " + _host.uuid + " due to " + e.getMessage();
+            String msg = "Exception Unable to destroy host " + _host.uuid + " in xenserver database due to " + e.getMessage();
             s_logger.warn(msg, e);
             return new Answer(cmd, false, msg);
-        }
-
+        } 
     }
 
     protected class Nic {