diff --git a/PVE/QemuConfig.pm b/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
index d2828876..251fe7ec 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuConfig.pm
@@ -71,13 +71,16 @@ sub get_replicatable_volumes {
     my $test_volid = sub {
 	my ($volid, $attr) = @_;
 
+	return if $attr->{cdrom};
+
+	return if !$cleanup && !$attr->{replicate};
+
 	if ($volid =~ m|^/|) {
 	    return if !$attr->{replicate};
+	    return if $cleanup || $noerr;
 	    die "unable to replicate local file/device '$volid'\n";
 	}
 
-	return if $attr->{cdrom};
-
 	my ($storeid, $volname) = PVE::Storage::parse_volume_id($volid, $noerr);
 	return if !$storeid;
 
@@ -87,9 +90,10 @@ sub get_replicatable_volumes {
 	my ($path, $owner, $vtype) = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $volid);
 	return if !$owner || ($owner != $vmid);
 
-	die "unable to replicate volume '$volid', type '$vtype'\n" if $vtype ne 'images';
-
-	return if !$cleanup && !$attr->{replicate};
+	if ($vtype ne 'images') {
+	    return if $cleanup || $noerr;
+	    die "unable to replicate volume '$volid', type '$vtype'\n";
+	}
 
 	if (!PVE::Storage::volume_has_feature($storecfg, 'replicate', $volid)) {
 	    return if $cleanup || $noerr;