diff --git a/engine/storage/datamotion/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/DataMotionServiceImpl.java b/engine/storage/datamotion/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/DataMotionServiceImpl.java
index ac6c8555da9..4d1de8d7867 100644
--- a/engine/storage/datamotion/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/DataMotionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/datamotion/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/motion/DataMotionServiceImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.DataStore;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.StorageStrategyFactory;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.VolumeInfo;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.async.AsyncCompletionCallback;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.command.CopyCmdAnswer;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import com.cloud.storage.Volume;
 import com.cloud.storage.VolumeVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.dao.VolumeDao;
 import com.cloud.utils.StringUtils;
-import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 
 
 @Component
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public class DataMotionServiceImpl implements DataMotionService {
     @Override
     public void copyAsync(DataObject srcData, DataObject destData, Host destHost, AsyncCompletionCallback<CopyCommandResult> callback) {
         if (srcData.getDataStore() == null || destData.getDataStore() == null) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("can't find data store");
+            String errMsg = "can't find data store";
+            invokeCallback(errMsg, callback);
+            return;
         }
 
         if (srcData.getDataStore().getDriver().canCopy(srcData, destData)) {
@@ -73,8 +75,10 @@ public class DataMotionServiceImpl implements DataMotionService {
             // OfflineVmware volume migration
             // Cleanup volumes from target and reset the state of volume at source
             cleanUpVolumesForFailedMigrations(srcData, destData);
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Can't find strategy to move data. " + "Source: " + srcData.getType().name() + " '" + srcData.getUuid() + ", Destination: " +
-                    destData.getType().name() + " '" + destData.getUuid() + "'");
+            String errMsg = "Can't find strategy to move data. " + "Source: " + srcData.getType().name() + " '" + srcData.getUuid() + ", Destination: " +
+                    destData.getType().name() + " '" + destData.getUuid() + "'";
+            invokeCallback(errMsg, callback);
+            return;
         }
 
         strategy.copyAsync(srcData, destData, destHost, callback);
@@ -112,10 +116,22 @@ public class DataMotionServiceImpl implements DataMotionService {
                 volumeIds.add(volumeInfo.getUuid());
             }
 
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Can't find strategy to move data. " + "Source Host: " + srcHost.getName() + ", Destination Host: " + destHost.getName() +
-                    ", Volume UUIDs: " + StringUtils.join(volumeIds, ","));
+            String errMsg = "Can't find strategy to move data. " + "Source Host: " + srcHost.getName() + ", Destination Host: " + destHost.getName() +
+                    ", Volume UUIDs: " + StringUtils.join(volumeIds, ",");
+            invokeCallback(errMsg, callback);
+            return;
         }
 
         strategy.copyAsync(volumeMap, vmTo, srcHost, destHost, callback);
     }
+
+    private void invokeCallback(String errMsg, AsyncCompletionCallback<CopyCommandResult> callback) {
+        CopyCmdAnswer copyCmdAnswer = new CopyCmdAnswer(errMsg);
+
+        CopyCommandResult result = new CopyCommandResult(null, copyCmdAnswer);
+
+        result.setResult(errMsg);
+
+        callback.complete(result);
+    }
 }