Based on suggestion from Eric [1], because it might not get cleaned up before the release, so to avoid potential errors. [1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-April/msg00929.html Signed-off-by: Martin Kletzander <mkletzan(a)redhat.com&gt; --- src/qemu/qemu_domain.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c index ab19738..f412f49 100644 --- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c +++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c @@ -2270,6 +2270,7 @@ qemuDomainCheckDiskPresence(virQEMUDriverPtr driver, disk = vm->def->disks[i - 1]; const char *path = virDomainDiskGetSource(disk); enum virStorageFileFormat format = virDomainDiskGetFormat(disk); + enum virStorageType type = virDomainDiskGetType(disk); if (!path) continue; @@ -2277,7 +2278,8 @@ qemuDomainCheckDiskPresence(virQEMUDriverPtr driver, /* There is no need to check the backing chain for disks * without backing support, the fact that the file exists is * more than enough */ - if (format >= VIR_STORAGE_FILE_NONE && + if (type != VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_NETWORK && + format >= VIR_STORAGE_FILE_NONE && format < VIR_STORAGE_FILE_BACKING && virFileExists(path)) continue; -- 1.9.2