diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/VolumeDaoImpl.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/VolumeDaoImpl.java
index a72b4a258457..d480ce6a0b8f 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/VolumeDaoImpl.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/dao/VolumeDaoImpl.java
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public ImageFormat getImageFormat(Long volumeId) {
 
     public VolumeDaoImpl() {
         AllFieldsSearch = createSearchBuilder();
-        AllFieldsSearch.and("state", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getState(), Op.EQ);
+        AllFieldsSearch.and("state", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getState(), Op.IN);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("accountId", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getAccountId(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("dcId", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getDataCenterId(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("pod", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getPodId(), Op.EQ);
@@ -579,17 +579,16 @@ public long secondaryStorageUsedForAccount(long accountId) {
 
     @Override
     public List<VolumeVO> listVolumesToBeDestroyed() {
-        SearchCriteria<VolumeVO> sc = AllFieldsSearch.create();
-        sc.setParameters("state", Volume.State.Destroy);
-
-        return listBy(sc);
+        return listVolumesToBeDestroyed(null);
     }
 
     @Override
     public List<VolumeVO> listVolumesToBeDestroyed(Date date) {
         SearchCriteria<VolumeVO> sc = AllFieldsSearch.create();
-        sc.setParameters("state", Volume.State.Destroy);
-        sc.setParameters("updateTime", date);
+        sc.setParameters("state", Volume.State.Destroy, Volume.State.Expunging);
+        if (date != null) {
+            sc.setParameters("updateTime", date);
+        }
 
         return listBy(sc);
     }
diff --git a/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java b/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
index 2c70e48706d1..3a7c94912730 100644
--- a/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/engine/storage/volume/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/volume/VolumeServiceImpl.java
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ public AsyncCallFuture<VolumeApiResult> expungeVolumeAsync(VolumeInfo volume) {
             // no need to change state in volumes table
             volume.processEventOnly(Event.DestroyRequested);
         } else if (volume.getDataStore().getRole() == DataStoreRole.Primary) {
+            if (vol.getState() == Volume.State.Expunging) {
+                logger.info("Volume {} is already in Expunging, retrying", volume);
+            }
             volume.processEvent(Event.ExpungeRequested);
         }