diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/LinstorStorageAdaptor.java b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/LinstorStorageAdaptor.java
index 3a703cdb426f..426145d9dcc5 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/LinstorStorageAdaptor.java
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/storage/LinstorStorageAdaptor.java
@@ -269,27 +269,35 @@ public boolean connectPhysicalDisk(String volumePath, KVMStoragePool pool, Map<S
         }
 
         final DevelopersApi api = getLinstorAPI(pool);
+        String rscName;
         try
         {
-            final String rscName = getLinstorRscName(volumePath);
+            rscName = getLinstorRscName(volumePath);
 
             ResourceMakeAvailable rma = new ResourceMakeAvailable();
             ApiCallRcList answers = api.resourceMakeAvailableOnNode(rscName, localNodeName, rma);
             checkLinstorAnswersThrow(answers);
 
+        } catch (ApiException apiEx) {
+            s_logger.error(apiEx);
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(apiEx.getBestMessage(), apiEx);
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
             // allow 2 primaries for live migration, should be removed by disconnect on the other end
             ResourceDefinitionModify rdm = new ResourceDefinitionModify();
             Properties props = new Properties();
             props.put("DrbdOptions/Net/allow-two-primaries", "yes");
             rdm.setOverrideProps(props);
-            answers = api.resourceDefinitionModify(rscName, rdm);
+            ApiCallRcList answers = api.resourceDefinitionModify(rscName, rdm);
             if (answers.hasError()) {
                 s_logger.error("Unable to set 'allow-two-primaries' on " + rscName);
-                throw new CloudRuntimeException(answers.get(0).getMessage());
+                // do not fail here as adding allow-two-primaries property is only a problem while live migrating
             }
         } catch (ApiException apiEx) {
             s_logger.error(apiEx);
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException(apiEx.getBestMessage(), apiEx);
+            // do not fail here as adding allow-two-primaries property is only a problem while live migrating
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -353,19 +361,21 @@ public boolean disconnectPhysicalDiskByPath(String localPath)
                     ApiCallRcList answers = api.resourceDefinitionModify(rsc.get().getName(), rdm);
                     if (answers.hasError())
                     {
-                        s_logger.error("Failed to remove 'allow-two-primaries' on " + rsc.get().getName());
-                        throw new CloudRuntimeException(answers.get(0).getMessage());
+                        s_logger.error(
+                                String.format("Failed to remove 'allow-two-primaries' on %s: %s",
+                                        rsc.get().getName(), LinstorUtil.getBestErrorMessage(answers)));
+                        // do not fail here as removing allow-two-primaries property isn't fatal
                     }
 
                     return true;
                 }
                 s_logger.warn("Linstor: Couldn't find resource for this path: " + localPath);
             } catch (ApiException apiEx) {
-                s_logger.error(apiEx);
-                throw new CloudRuntimeException(apiEx.getBestMessage(), apiEx);
+                s_logger.error(apiEx.getBestMessage());
+                // do not fail here as removing allow-two-primaries property isn't fatal
             }
         }
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/LinstorUtil.java b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/LinstorUtil.java
index ddd15a5984ad..cc85c9834eb3 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/LinstorUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/util/LinstorUtil.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.ApiException;
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.Configuration;
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.DevelopersApi;
+import com.linbit.linstor.api.model.ApiCallRc;
+import com.linbit.linstor.api.model.ApiCallRcList;
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.model.ProviderKind;
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.model.ResourceGroup;
 import com.linbit.linstor.api.model.StoragePool;
@@ -47,6 +49,15 @@ public static DevelopersApi getLinstorAPI(String linstorUrl) {
         return new DevelopersApi(client);
     }
 
+    public static String getBestErrorMessage(ApiCallRcList answers) {
+        return answers != null && !answers.isEmpty() ?
+                answers.stream()
+                        .filter(ApiCallRc::isError)
+                        .findFirst()
+                        .map(ApiCallRc::getMessage)
+                        .orElse((answers.get(0)).getMessage()) : null;
+    }
+
     public static long getCapacityBytes(String linstorUrl, String rscGroupName) {
         DevelopersApi linstorApi = getLinstorAPI(linstorUrl);
         try {