diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
index c7fc1397141..129e75edc80 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -1686,6 +1686,7 @@ public class StorageManagerImpl implements StorageManager, StorageService, Manag
     @Override
     @DB
     public void destroyVolume(VolumeVO volume) throws ConcurrentOperationException {
+        assert (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Destroy) : "Why destroy method is called for the volume that is already destroyed?";
         Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
         txn.start();
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 524d304c9ad..eadc22d35a6 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -1541,7 +1541,9 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
 				List<VolumeVO> volumesForThisVm = _volsDao.findByInstance(vm.getId());
 				for(VolumeVO volume : volumesForThisVm) {
 				    try {
-                        _storageMgr.destroyVolume(volume);
+				        if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Destroy) {
+				            _storageMgr.destroyVolume(volume);
+				        } 
                         if (volume.getState() == Volume.State.Ready) {
                             UsageEventVO usageEvent = new UsageEventVO(EventTypes.EVENT_VOLUME_DELETE, volume.getAccountId(), volume.getDataCenterId(), volume.getId(),
                                     volume.getName());