diff --git a/engine/storage/volume/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java b/engine/storage/volume/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
index 3a71147f8aa..b2af7b5bb5c 100644
--- a/engine/storage/volume/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/volume/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
             snapshot = snapshotMgr.takeSnapshot(volume);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             s_logger.debug("Take snapshot: " + volume.getId() + " failed", e);
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Failed to take snapshot", e);
         }
 
         return snapshot;