diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/RawImageProcessor.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/RawImageProcessor.java
index 7833eabcabf..a002df5c9b2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/RawImageProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/RawImageProcessor.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class RawImageProcessor extends AdapterBase implements Processor {
 		String imgPath = templatePath + File.separator + templateName + "." + ImageFormat.RAW.getFileExtension();
 		if (!_storage.exists(imgPath)) {
 			s_logger.debug("Unable to find raw image:" + imgPath);
+			return null;
 		}
         FormatInfo info = new FormatInfo();
         info.format = ImageFormat.RAW;