diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
index 5d5258b5933..b528ae31cb3 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package com.cloud.deploy;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
@@ -1128,6 +1130,12 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
 
         // for each volume find list of suitable storage pools by calling the
         // allocators
+        Set<Long> originalAvoidPoolSet = avoid.getPoolsToAvoid();
+        if (originalAvoidPoolSet == null) {
+            originalAvoidPoolSet = new HashSet<Long>();
+        }
+        Set<Long> poolsToAvoidOutput = new HashSet<Long>(originalAvoidPoolSet);
+
         for (VolumeVO toBeCreated : volumesTobeCreated) {
             s_logger.debug("Checking suitable pools for volume (Id, Type): (" + toBeCreated.getId() + ","
                     + toBeCreated.getVolumeType().name() + ")");
@@ -1241,6 +1249,10 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
                     break;
                 }
             }
+            if (avoid.getPoolsToAvoid() != null) {
+                poolsToAvoidOutput.addAll(avoid.getPoolsToAvoid());
+                avoid.getPoolsToAvoid().retainAll(originalAvoidPoolSet);
+            }
 
             if (!foundPotentialPools) {
                 s_logger.debug("No suitable pools found for volume: " + toBeCreated + " under cluster: "
@@ -1253,6 +1265,12 @@ public class DeploymentPlanningManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Deploy
                 break;
             }
         }
+        if (suitableVolumeStoragePools.values() != null) {
+            poolsToAvoidOutput.removeAll(suitableVolumeStoragePools.values());
+        }
+        if (avoid.getPoolsToAvoid() != null) {
+            avoid.getPoolsToAvoid().addAll(poolsToAvoidOutput);
+        }
 
         if (suitableVolumeStoragePools.isEmpty()) {
             s_logger.debug("No suitable pools found");