diff --git a/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c b/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
index 868c98a2e..9482bf96f 100644
--- a/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
+++ b/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int _pool_pv_read(const struct format_type *fmt, const char *pv_name,
 	if (!(pl = read_pool_disk(fmt, dev, mem, NULL)))
 		goto_out;
 
-	if (!import_pool_pv(fmt, fmt->cmd->mem, fmt->orphan_vg_name, pv, pl))
+	if (!import_pool_pv(fmt, fmt->cmd->mem, NULL, pv, pl))
 		goto_out;
 
 	pv->fmt = fmt;
diff --git a/lib/format_pool/import_export.c b/lib/format_pool/import_export.c
index 6edd374b8..0410d6c1d 100644
--- a/lib/format_pool/import_export.c
+++ b/lib/format_pool/import_export.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ int import_pool_pv(const struct format_type *fmt, struct dm_pool *mem,
 		log_error("Unable to duplicate vg_name string");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	memcpy(&pv->vgid, &vg->id, sizeof(vg->id));
+	if (vg != NULL)
+		memcpy(&pv->vgid, &vg->id, sizeof(vg->id));
 	pv->status = 0;
 	pv->size = pd->pl_blocks;
 	pv->pe_size = POOL_PE_SIZE;