diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
index a293da5c9a7..30fb322f415 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/VolumeManagerImpl.java
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
 
     @DB
     protected VolumeInfo createVolumeFromSnapshot(VolumeVO volume,
-            SnapshotVO snapshot) {
+            SnapshotVO snapshot) throws StorageUnavailableException {
         Account account = _accountDao.findById(volume.getAccountId());
 
         final HashSet<StoragePool> poolsToAvoid = new HashSet<StoragePool>();
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
             }
         }
 
+        if (pool == null) {
+            String msg = "There are no available storage pools to store the volume in";
+            s_logger.info(msg);
+            throw new StorageUnavailableException(msg, -1);
+        }
+
         VolumeInfo vol = volFactory.getVolume(volume.getId());
         DataStore store = dataStoreMgr.getDataStore(pool.getId(), DataStoreRole.Primary);
         SnapshotInfo snapInfo = snapshotFactory.getSnapshot(snapshot.getId(), DataStoreRole.Image);
@@ -605,7 +611,7 @@ public class VolumeManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeManager {
         }
     }
 
-    protected VolumeVO createVolumeFromSnapshot(VolumeVO volume, long snapshotId) {
+    protected VolumeVO createVolumeFromSnapshot(VolumeVO volume, long snapshotId) throws StorageUnavailableException {
         VolumeInfo createdVolume = null;
         SnapshotVO snapshot = _snapshotDao.findById(snapshotId);
         createdVolume = createVolumeFromSnapshot(volume,