diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
index 54c2a0c82c9..cc2989a8708 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
                             ResourceType.volume);
                     /* If volume is in primary storage, decrement primary storage count else decrement secondary
                      storage count (in case of upload volume). */
-                    if (volume.getFolder() != null || volume.getState() == Volume.State.Allocated) {
+                    if (volume.getFolder() != null || volume.getPath() != null || volume.getState() == Volume.State.Allocated) {
                         _resourceLimitMgr.decrementResourceCount(volume.getAccountId(), ResourceType.primary_storage,
                                 new Long(volume.getSize()));
                     } else {