diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
index 40881cfaa89..3b9397782f5 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ public class VolumeOrchestrator extends ManagerBase implements VolumeOrchestrati
     }
 
     private Optional<StoragePool> getPreferredStoragePool(List<StoragePool> poolList, VirtualMachine vm) {
-        String accountStoragePoolUuid = StorageManager.PreferredStoragePool.valueIn(vm.getAccountId());
+        String accountStoragePoolUuid = null;
+        if (vm != null) {
+            accountStoragePoolUuid = StorageManager.PreferredStoragePool.valueIn(vm.getAccountId());
+        }
         Optional<StoragePool> storagePool = getMatchingStoragePool(accountStoragePoolUuid, poolList);
 
         if (storagePool.isPresent()) {