diff --git a/lib/lvol/lvol.c b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
index a44de99e9..4165d531d 100644
--- a/lib/lvol/lvol.c
+++ b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
@@ -902,14 +902,12 @@ _spdk_lvol_delete_blob_cb(void *cb_arg, int lvolerrno)
 	struct spdk_lvol *lvol = req->lvol;
 
 	if (lvolerrno < 0) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not delete blob on lvol\n");
-		goto end;
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not remove blob on lvol gracefully - forced removal\n");
+	} else {
+		SPDK_INFOLOG(SPDK_LOG_LVOL, "Lvol %s deleted\n", lvol->unique_id);
 	}
 
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&lvol->lvol_store->lvols, lvol, link);
-	SPDK_INFOLOG(SPDK_LOG_LVOL, "Lvol %s deleted\n", lvol->unique_id);
-
-end:
 	_spdk_lvol_free(lvol);
 	req->cb_fn(req->cb_arg, lvolerrno);
 	free(req);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
index 0daa435c3..7c93e461b 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/lvol/lvol.c/lvol_ut.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ int g_lvserrno;
 int g_close_super_status;
 int g_resize_rc;
 int g_inflate_rc;
+int g_remove_rc;
 bool g_lvs_rename_blob_open_error = false;
 struct spdk_lvol_store *g_lvol_store;
 struct spdk_lvol *g_lvol;
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ spdk_bs_delete_blob(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, spdk_blob_id blobid,
 		}
 	}
 
-	cb_fn(cb_arg, 0);
+	cb_fn(cb_arg, g_remove_rc);
 }
 
 spdk_blob_id
@@ -859,6 +860,20 @@ lvol_destroy_fail(void)
 	spdk_lvol_destroy(g_lvol, destroy_cb, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_lvserrno == 0);
 
+	spdk_lvol_create(g_lvol_store, "lvol", 10, false, LVOL_CLEAR_WITH_DEFAULT,
+			 lvol_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_lvserrno == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_lvol != NULL);
+
+	spdk_lvol_close(g_lvol, close_cb, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_lvserrno == 0);
+
+	g_remove_rc = -1;
+	spdk_lvol_destroy(g_lvol, destroy_cb, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_lvserrno != 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&g_lvol_store->lvols));
+	g_remove_rc = 0;
+
 	g_lvserrno = -1;
 	rc = spdk_lvs_unload(g_lvol_store, lvol_store_op_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);