diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index 0b6759968e6..8d91c84b2e3 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -829,7 +829,9 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, Listene
             } finally {
                 if (!stopped) {
                     if (!forced) {
+                        s_logger.warn("Unable to stop vm " + vm);
                         stateTransitTo(vm, Event.OperationFailed, vm.getHostId());
+                        return false;
                     } else {
                         s_logger.warn("Unable to actually stop " + vm + " but continue with release because it's a force stop");
                     }