diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
index 0bd0861ec43e..b9fa40c4633b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
@@ -306,6 +308,8 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
     private long _maxVolumeSizeInGb;
     private final StateMachine2<Volume.State, Volume.Event, Volume> _volStateMachine;
 
+    private static final Set<Volume.State> STATES_VOLUME_CANNOT_BE_DESTROYED = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(Volume.State.Destroy, Volume.State.Expunging, Volume.State.Expunged, Volume.State.Allocated));
+
     protected VolumeApiServiceImpl() {
         _volStateMachine = Volume.State.getStateMachine();
         _gson = GsonHelper.getGsonLogger();
@@ -1451,13 +1455,14 @@ protected VolumeVO retrieveAndValidateVolume(long volumeId, Account caller) {
      * <ul>
      *  <li> {@value Volume.State#Destroy};
      *  <li> {@value Volume.State#Expunging};
-     *  <li> {@value Volume.State#Expunged}.
+     *  <li> {@value Volume.State#Expunged};
+     *  <li> {@value Volume.State#Allocated}.
      * </ul>
      *
      * The volume is destroyed via {@link VolumeService#destroyVolume(long)} method.
      */
     protected void destroyVolumeIfPossible(VolumeVO volume) {
-        if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Destroy && volume.getState() != Volume.State.Expunging && volume.getState() != Volume.State.Expunged && volume.getState() != Volume.State.Allocated && volume.getState() != Volume.State.Uploaded) {
+        if (!STATES_VOLUME_CANNOT_BE_DESTROYED.contains(volume.getState())) {
             volService.destroyVolume(volume.getId());
         }
     }