diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/KVMStorageProcessor.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/KVMStorageProcessor.java
index ca8026c9a0c..1b11b41f36d 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/KVMStorageProcessor.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/KVMStorageProcessor.java
@@ -1988,14 +1988,20 @@ public class KVMStorageProcessor implements StorageProcessor {
             }
 
             destPool = storagePoolMgr.getStoragePool(destPrimaryStore.getPoolType(), destPrimaryStore.getUuid());
-            storagePoolMgr.copyPhysicalDisk(volume, destVolumeName, destPool, cmd.getWaitInMillSeconds());
+            try {
+                storagePoolMgr.copyPhysicalDisk(volume, destVolumeName, destPool, cmd.getWaitInMillSeconds());
+            } catch (Exception e) { // Any exceptions while copying the disk, should send failed answer with the error message
+                String errMsg = String.format("Failed to copy volume: %s to dest storage: %s, due to %s", srcVol.getName(), destPrimaryStore.getName(), e.toString());
+                s_logger.debug(errMsg, e);
+                throw new CloudRuntimeException(errMsg);
+            } finally {
+                if (srcPrimaryStore.isManaged()) {
+                    storagePoolMgr.disconnectPhysicalDisk(srcPrimaryStore.getPoolType(), srcPrimaryStore.getUuid(), srcVolumePath);
+                }
 
-            if (srcPrimaryStore.isManaged()) {
-                storagePoolMgr.disconnectPhysicalDisk(srcPrimaryStore.getPoolType(), srcPrimaryStore.getUuid(), srcVolumePath);
-            }
-
-            if (destPrimaryStore.isManaged()) {
-                storagePoolMgr.disconnectPhysicalDisk(destPrimaryStore.getPoolType(), destPrimaryStore.getUuid(), destVolumePath);
+                if (destPrimaryStore.isManaged()) {
+                    storagePoolMgr.disconnectPhysicalDisk(destPrimaryStore.getPoolType(), destPrimaryStore.getUuid(), destVolumePath);
+                }
             }
 
             final VolumeObjectTO newVol = new VolumeObjectTO();
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/ScaleIOStorageAdaptor.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/ScaleIOStorageAdaptor.java
index 1c2ba5a200e..d73568dce0b 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/ScaleIOStorageAdaptor.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/ScaleIOStorageAdaptor.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.cloud.hypervisor.kvm.storage;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileFilter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -268,12 +269,20 @@ public class ScaleIOStorageAdaptor implements StorageAdaptor {
             srcFile = new QemuImgFile(disk.getPath(), disk.getFormat());
             destFile = new QemuImgFile(destDisk.getPath(), destDisk.getFormat());
 
-            LOGGER.debug("Starting copy from source image " + srcFile.getFileName() + " to PowerFlex volume: " + destDisk.getPath());
+            LOGGER.debug("Starting copy from source disk image " + srcFile.getFileName() + " to PowerFlex volume: " + destDisk.getPath());
             qemu.convert(srcFile, destFile);
-            LOGGER.debug("Succesfully converted source image " + srcFile.getFileName() + " to PowerFlex volume: " + destDisk.getPath());
+            LOGGER.debug("Succesfully converted source disk image " + srcFile.getFileName() + " to PowerFlex volume: " + destDisk.getPath());
         }  catch (QemuImgException | LibvirtException e) {
-            LOGGER.error("Failed to convert from " + srcFile.getFileName() + " to " + destFile.getFileName() + " the error was: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-            destDisk = null;
+            try {
+                Map<String, String> srcInfo = qemu.info(srcFile);
+                LOGGER.debug("Source disk info: " + Arrays.asList(srcInfo));
+            } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Unable to get info from source disk: " + disk.getName());
+            }
+
+            String errMsg = String.format("Unable to convert/copy from %s to %s, due to: %s", disk.getName(), name, ((Strings.isNullOrEmpty(e.getMessage())) ? "an unknown error" : e.getMessage()));
+            LOGGER.error(errMsg);
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(errMsg, e);
         }
 
         return destDisk;