diff --git a/engine/schema/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/db/TemplateDataStoreDao.java b/engine/schema/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/db/TemplateDataStoreDao.java
index 93adaaf5c8b..7a9a15a56df 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/db/TemplateDataStoreDao.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/db/TemplateDataStoreDao.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.ObjectInDataStoreState
 
 import com.cloud.storage.DataStoreRole;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc;
+import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc.Status;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.GenericDao;
 import com.cloud.utils.fsm.StateDao;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ StateDao<ObjectInDataStoreStateMachine.State, ObjectInDataStoreStateMachine.Even
     TemplateDataStoreVO findByTemplateZoneDownloadStatus(long templateId, Long zoneId,
             VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc.Status... status);
 
+    TemplateDataStoreVO findByTemplateZoneStagingDownloadStatus(long templateId, Long zoneId, Status... status);
+
     TemplateDataStoreVO findByStoreTemplate(long storeId, long templateId);
 
     TemplateDataStoreVO findByStoreTemplate(long storeId, long templateId, boolean lock);
diff --git a/engine/storage/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/db/TemplateDataStoreDaoImpl.java b/engine/storage/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/db/TemplateDataStoreDaoImpl.java
index ee7c4fcfd56..69a52c0a430 100644
--- a/engine/storage/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/db/TemplateDataStoreDaoImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/src/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/image/db/TemplateDataStoreDaoImpl.java
@@ -294,6 +294,23 @@ public class TemplateDataStoreDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<TemplateDataStoreVO
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public TemplateDataStoreVO findByTemplateZoneStagingDownloadStatus(long templateId, Long zoneId, Status... status) {
+        // get all elgible image stores
+        List<DataStore> cacheStores = _storeMgr.getImageCacheStores(new ZoneScope(zoneId));
+        if (cacheStores != null) {
+            for (DataStore store : cacheStores) {
+                List<TemplateDataStoreVO> sRes = listByTemplateStoreDownloadStatus(templateId, store.getId(),
+                        status);
+                if (sRes != null && sRes.size() > 0) {
+                    Collections.shuffle(sRes);
+                    return sRes.get(0);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public TemplateDataStoreVO findByStoreTemplate(long storeId, long templateId) {
         SearchCriteria<TemplateDataStoreVO> sc = storeTemplateSearch.create();
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index 7aab492b0a1..de309484545 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package com.cloud.template;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ import com.cloud.storage.StoragePoolHostVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.StoragePoolStatus;
 import com.cloud.storage.TemplateProfile;
 import com.cloud.storage.Upload;
-import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateDetailVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateHostVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateStoragePoolVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc;
@@ -1712,7 +1711,12 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements TemplateManager,
         TemplateDataStoreVO templateStoreRef = _tmplStoreDao.findByTemplateZoneDownloadStatus(templateId, zoneId,
                 VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc.Status.DOWNLOADED);
         if (templateStoreRef == null) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Template " + templateId + " has not been completely downloaded to zone " + zoneId);
+            // check if it is ready on image cache stores
+            templateStoreRef = _tmplStoreDao.findByTemplateZoneStagingDownloadStatus(templateId, zoneId,
+                    VMTemplateStorageResourceAssoc.Status.DOWNLOADED);
+            if (templateStoreRef == null) {
+                throw new CloudRuntimeException("Template " + templateId + " has not been completely downloaded to zone " + zoneId);
+            }
         }
         return templateStoreRef.getSize();