diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 31270d006..5bf9ec486 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Version 2.02.94 - 
-====================================
-  Drop unused call to uname() during clvmd initia.lization.
+====================================                       
+  Always check result of _set_vg_name() in lvcreate.
+  Drop unused call to uname() during clvmd initialization.
   Test allocation result in sysfs filter creation.
   Limit sscanf parameters with buffer size in clvmd get_initial_state().
   Use const lv pointer for lv_is_active...() functions. 
diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index ebc1a0ec0..cd4bcfd2d 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ static int _lvcreate_name_params(struct lvcreate_params *lp,
 				lp->origin = ptr + 1;
 		}
 
-		if (!lp->vg_name)
-			_set_vg_name(lp, extract_vgname(cmd, NULL));
+		if (!lp->vg_name &&
+		    !_set_vg_name(lp, extract_vgname(cmd, NULL)))
+			return_0;
 
 		if (!lp->vg_name) {
 			log_error("The origin name should include the "
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ static int _lvcreate_name_params(struct lvcreate_params *lp,
 			if (!_set_vg_name(lp, extract_vgname(cmd, lp->pool)))
 				return_0;
 
-			if (!lp->vg_name)
-				_set_vg_name(lp, extract_vgname(cmd, NULL));
+			if (!lp->vg_name &&
+			    !_set_vg_name(lp, extract_vgname(cmd, NULL)))
+				return_0;
 
 			if (!lp->vg_name) {
 				log_error("The pool name should include the "