diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher.go
index 6b8f08d40567..92756e7060df 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	stderrors "errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type clientCluster struct {
 var (
 	nodesCheckedForReconcile = sets.New[string]()
 	networkFenceLabel        = "cephClusterUID"
+	errActiveClientNotFound  = stderrors.New("active client not found")
 )
 
 // drivers that supports fencing, used in naming networkFence object
@@ -243,6 +245,10 @@ func (c *clientCluster) fenceNode(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.Node, cluste
 				if err == nil {
 					break
 				}
+				// continue to fence next rbd volume if active client not found
+				if stderrors.Is(err, errActiveClientNotFound) {
+					continue
+				}
 
 				if i == len(rbdPVList)-1 {
 					return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to fence rbd volumes")
@@ -275,6 +281,10 @@ func (c *clientCluster) fenceNode(ctx context.Context, node *corev1.Node, cluste
 				break
 			}
 
+			// continue to fence next rbd volume if active client not found
+			if stderrors.Is(err, errActiveClientNotFound) {
+				continue
+			}
 			if i == len(cephFSPVList)-1 {
 				return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to fence cephFS volumes")
 			}
@@ -401,11 +411,13 @@ func (c *clientCluster) fenceRbdImage(
 	if err != nil {
 		return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal rbd status output")
 	}
-	if len(ips) != 0 {
-		err = c.createNetworkFence(ctx, rbdPV, node, cluster, ips, rbdDriver)
-		if err != nil {
-			return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to create network fence for node %q", node.Name)
-		}
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		logger.Infof("no active rbd clients found for rbd volume %q", rbdPV.Name)
+		return errActiveClientNotFound
+	}
+	err = c.createNetworkFence(ctx, rbdPV, node, cluster, ips, rbdDriver)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to create network fence for node %q", node.Name)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -419,7 +431,7 @@ func (c *clientCluster) fenceCephFSVolume(
 
 	status, err := cephclient.StatusWithUser(c.context, clusterInfo)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get ceph status for check active mds. %v", err)
+		return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to get ceph status for check active mds")
 	}
 
 	var activeMDS string
@@ -438,13 +450,18 @@ func (c *clientCluster) fenceCephFSVolume(
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list watchers for cephfs pool/subvoumeName %s/%s. %v", cephFSPV.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes["pool"], cephFSPV.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes["subvolumeName"], err)
 	}
 	ips, err := cephFSMDSClientMarshal(buf, cephFSPV)
-	if err != nil || ips == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal cephfs mds  output. %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal cephfs mds output")
+	}
+
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		logger.Infof("no active mds clients found for cephfs volume %q", cephFSPV.Name)
+		return errActiveClientNotFound
 	}
 
 	err = c.createNetworkFence(ctx, cephFSPV, node, cluster, ips, cephfsDriver)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create network fence for node %q. %v", node.Name, err)
+		return pkgerror.Wrapf(err, "failed to create network fence for node %q", node.Name)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher_test.go
index 6e527b9108aa..29b6d60f8e7c 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/watcher_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestHandleNodeFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		case command == "ceph" && args[0] == "status":
 			return `{"entity":[{"addr": [{"addr": "10.244.0.12:0", "nonce":3247243972}]}], "client_metadata":{"root":"/"}}`, nil
 		case command == "ceph" && args[0] == "tell":
-			return `[{"entity":{"addr":{"addr":"10.244.0.12:0","nonce":3247243972}}, "client_metadata":{"root":"/"}}]`, nil
+			return `[{"entity":{"addr":{"addr":"10.244.0.12:0","nonce":3247243972}}, "client_metadata":{"root":"/volumes/csi/csi-vol-58469d41-f6c0-4720-b23a-0a0826b842ca"}}]`, nil
 
 		}
 		return "", errors.Errorf("unexpected rbd/ceph command %q", args)
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ func TestHandleNodeFailure(t *testing.T) {
 					VolumeHandle: "0001-0009-rook-ceph-0000000000000002-24862838-240d-4215-9183-abfc0e9e4001",
 					VolumeAttributes: map[string]string{
 						"fsName":        "myfs",
+						"subvolumePath": "/volumes/csi/csi-vol-58469d41-f6c0-4720-b23a-0a0826b842ca",
 						"subvolumeName": "csi-vol-58469d41-f6c0-4720-b23a-0a0826b842ca",
 					},
 				},