diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v1.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v1.go
index 0479fbf55..b4d6b2031 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v1.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v1.go
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ func resourceBlockStorageVolumeV1Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	}
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Volume ID: %s", v.ID)
 
-	// Store the ID now
-	d.SetId(v.ID)
-
 	// Wait for the volume to become available.
 	log.Printf(
 		"[DEBUG] Waiting for volume (%s) to become available",
@@ -154,6 +151,9 @@ func resourceBlockStorageVolumeV1Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 			v.ID, err)
 	}
 
+	// Store the ID now
+	d.SetId(v.ID)
+
 	return resourceBlockStorageVolumeV1Read(d, meta)
 }
 
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ func VolumeV1StateRefreshFunc(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, volumeID string
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
 
+		if v.Status == "error" {
+			return v, v.Status, fmt.Errorf("There was an error creating the volume. " +
+				"Please check with your cloud admin or check the Block Storage " +
+				"API logs to see why this error occurred.")
+		}
+
 		return v, v.Status, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v2.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v2.go
index 82f96440e..3a889c301 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v2.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_blockstorage_volume_v2.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func resourceBlockStorageVolumeV2Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	}
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Volume ID: %s", v.ID)
 
-	// Store the ID now
-	d.SetId(v.ID)
-
 	// Wait for the volume to become available.
 	log.Printf(
 		"[DEBUG] Waiting for volume (%s) to become available",
@@ -166,6 +163,9 @@ func resourceBlockStorageVolumeV2Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 			v.ID, err)
 	}
 
+	// Store the ID now
+	d.SetId(v.ID)
+
 	return resourceBlockStorageVolumeV2Read(d, meta)
 }
 
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ func VolumeV2StateRefreshFunc(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, volumeID string
 			return nil, "", err
 		}
 
+		if v.Status == "error" {
+			return v, v.Status, fmt.Errorf("There was an error creating the volume. " +
+				"Please check with your cloud admin or check the Block Storage " +
+				"API logs to see why this error occurred.")
+		}
+
 		return v, v.Status, nil
 	}
 }