diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
index 71636b13e4f..e99dce72498 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Cloudstack currently only supports volumes marked as KVM, VMware, XenServer hypervisor for resize");
         }
 
-        if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Ready || volume.getState() != Volume.State.Allocated) {
+        if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Ready && volume.getState() != Volume.State.Allocated) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Volume should be in ready or allocated state before attempting a resize");
         }