diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
index 880b7081bf3..2c330f62c69 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ public abstract class TemplateAdapterBase extends AdapterBase implements Templat
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a valid template.");
         }
 
+        if (template.getState() == VirtualMachineTemplate.State.NotUploaded || template.getState() == VirtualMachineTemplate.State.UploadInProgress) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("The template is either getting uploaded or it may be initiated shortly, please wait for it to be completed");
+        }
+
         return new TemplateProfile(userId, template, zoneId);
     }
 
@@ -526,6 +530,10 @@ public abstract class TemplateAdapterBase extends AdapterBase implements Templat
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a valid iso.");
         }
 
+        if (template.getState() == VirtualMachineTemplate.State.NotUploaded || template.getState() == VirtualMachineTemplate.State.UploadInProgress) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("The iso is either getting uploaded or it may be initiated shortly, please wait for it to be completed");
+        }
+
         return new TemplateProfile(userId, template, zoneId);
     }
 
diff --git a/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/NfsSecondaryStorageResource.java b/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/NfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
index 636a336d1ff..0b6e844d0bb 100644
--- a/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/NfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
+++ b/services/secondary-storage/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/resource/NfsSecondaryStorageResource.java
@@ -2348,6 +2348,9 @@ public class NfsSecondaryStorageResource extends ServerResourceBase implements S
             File tmpltParent = null;
             if (tmpltPath.exists() && tmpltPath.isDirectory()) {
                 tmpltParent = tmpltPath;
+            } else if (absoluteTemplatePath.endsWith(File.separator + obj.getId())) {
+                // the path ends with <account id>/<template id>, if upload fails
+                tmpltParent = tmpltPath;
             } else {
                 tmpltParent = tmpltPath.getParentFile();
             }
@@ -2452,6 +2455,9 @@ public class NfsSecondaryStorageResource extends ServerResourceBase implements S
             if (volPath.exists() && volPath.isDirectory()) {
                 // for vmware, absoluteVolumePath represents a directory where volume files are located.
                 tmpltParent = volPath;
+            } else if (absoluteVolumePath.endsWith(File.separator + obj.getId())) {
+                // the path ends with <account id>/<volume id>, if upload fails
+                tmpltParent = volPath;
             } else {
                 // for other hypervisors, the volume .vhd or .qcow2 file path is passed
                 tmpltParent = new File(absoluteVolumePath).getParentFile();