diff --git a/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java b/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
index aba24b6956b..76f55e1c449 100644
--- a/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
         } else {
             vo.processEvent(Event.OperationFailed);
             errMsg = result.getResult();
+            VolumeVO volume = volDao.findById(vo.getId());
+            if (volume != null && volume.getState() == State.Allocated && volume.getPodId() != null) {
+                volume.setPoolId(null);
+                volDao.update(volume.getId(), volume);
+            }
         }
         VolumeApiResult volResult = new VolumeApiResult((VolumeObject)vo);
         if (errMsg != null) {
@@ -1238,6 +1243,10 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
         }
 
         if (volume.getState() == State.Allocated) { // Possible states here: Allocated, Ready & Creating
+            if (volume.getPodId() != null) {
+                volume.setPoolId(null);
+                volDao.update(volume.getId(), volume);
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -2482,7 +2491,7 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
         try {
             volume.processEvent(Event.ResizeRequested);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            s_logger.debug("Failed to change state to resize", e);
+            s_logger.debug("Failed to change volume state to resize", e);
             result.setResult(e.toString());
             future.complete(result);
             return future;
@@ -2494,10 +2503,8 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
         try {
             volume.getDataStore().getDriver().resize(volume, caller);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            s_logger.debug("Failed to change state to resize", e);
-
+            s_logger.debug("Failed to resize volume", e);
             result.setResult(e.toString());
-
             future.complete(result);
         }
 
@@ -2541,7 +2548,7 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
             try {
                 volume.processEvent(Event.OperationFailed);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                s_logger.debug("Failed to change state", e);
+                s_logger.debug("Failed to change volume state (after resize failure)", e);
             }
             VolumeApiResult res = new VolumeApiResult(volume);
             res.setResult(result.getResult());
@@ -2552,13 +2559,8 @@ public class VolumeServiceImpl implements VolumeService {
         try {
             volume.processEvent(Event.OperationSuccessed);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            s_logger.debug("Failed to change state", e);
-            VolumeApiResult res = new VolumeApiResult(volume);
-            res.setResult(result.getResult());
-            future.complete(res);
-            return null;
+            s_logger.debug("Failed to change volume state (after resize success)", e);
         }
-
         VolumeApiResult res = new VolumeApiResult(volume);
         future.complete(res);
 
diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/default/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java b/plugins/storage/volume/default/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
index a0aaab1d0aa..1e78e50301a 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/default/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/default/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
@@ -429,9 +429,18 @@ public class CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl implements PrimaryDataStoreDri
         boolean encryptionRequired = anyVolumeRequiresEncryption(vol);
         long [] endpointsToRunResize = resizeParameter.hosts;
 
+        CreateCmdResult result = new CreateCmdResult(null, null);
+
         // if hosts are provided, they are where the VM last ran. We can use that.
         if (endpointsToRunResize == null || endpointsToRunResize.length == 0) {
             EndPoint ep = epSelector.select(data, encryptionRequired);
+            if (ep == null) {
+                String errMsg = String.format(NO_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_WITH_ENCRYPTION, encryptionRequired);
+                s_logger.error(errMsg);
+                result.setResult(errMsg);
+                callback.complete(result);
+                return;
+            }
             endpointsToRunResize = new long[] {ep.getId()};
         }
         ResizeVolumeCommand resizeCmd = new ResizeVolumeCommand(vol.getPath(), new StorageFilerTO(pool), vol.getSize(),
@@ -439,7 +448,6 @@ public class CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl implements PrimaryDataStoreDri
         if (pool.getParent() != 0) {
             resizeCmd.setContextParam(DiskTO.PROTOCOL_TYPE, Storage.StoragePoolType.DatastoreCluster.toString());
         }
-        CreateCmdResult result = new CreateCmdResult(null, null);
         try {
             ResizeVolumeAnswer answer = (ResizeVolumeAnswer) storageMgr.sendToPool(pool, endpointsToRunResize, resizeCmd);
             if (answer != null && answer.getResult()) {
@@ -456,7 +464,6 @@ public class CloudStackPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl implements PrimaryDataStoreDri
                 s_logger.debug("return a null answer, mark it as failed for unknown reason");
                 result.setResult("return a null answer, mark it as failed for unknown reason");
             }
-
         } catch (Exception e) {
             s_logger.debug("sending resize command failed", e);
             result.setResult(e.toString());