diff --git a/lib/locking/locking.c b/lib/locking/locking.c
index e7d8fc8d8..a131eb571 100644
--- a/lib/locking/locking.c
+++ b/lib/locking/locking.c
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ int resume_lvs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *lvs)
 	struct lv_list *lvl;
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items(lvl, lvs)
-		resume_lv(cmd, lvl->lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lvl->lv))
+			stack;
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -470,7 +471,8 @@ int suspend_lvs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *lvs)
 			log_error("Failed to suspend %s", lvl->lv->name);
 			dm_list_uniterate(lvh, lvs, &lvl->list) {
 				lvl = dm_list_item(lvh, struct lv_list);
-				resume_lv(cmd, lvl->lv);
+				if (!resume_lv(cmd, lvl->lv))
+					stack;
 			}
 
 			return 0;
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 84ad63904..b49a2113b 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -1828,7 +1828,8 @@ int lv_rename(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 	 * (resume of snapshot resumes origin too)
 	 */
 	dm_list_iterate_back_items(lvlp, &lvs_changed)
-		resume_lv(cmd, lvlp->lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lvlp->lv))
+			stack;
 out:
 	backup(vg);
 	return r;
diff --git a/lib/metadata/mirror.c b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
index e963d2dd2..b5578f1a9 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/mirror.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
@@ -615,8 +615,9 @@ static int _remove_mirror_images(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		log_error("Problem suspending temporary LV %s", temp_layer_lv->name);
 
 	if (!vg_commit(mirrored_seg->lv->vg)) {
-		resume_lv(mirrored_seg->lv->vg->cmd, mirrored_seg->lv);
-		return 0;
+		if (!resume_lv(mirrored_seg->lv->vg->cmd, mirrored_seg->lv))
+			stack;
+		return_0;
 	}
 
 	log_very_verbose("Updating \"%s\" in kernel", mirrored_seg->lv->name);
diff --git a/tools/lvchange.c b/tools/lvchange.c
index f01d560a7..11e128a56 100644
--- a/tools/lvchange.c
+++ b/tools/lvchange.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ static int lvchange_permission(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	}
 
 	if (!vg_commit(lv->vg)) {
-		resume_lv(cmd, lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv))
+			stack;
 		goto_out;
 	}
 
@@ -402,7 +403,8 @@ static int lvchange_readahead(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	}
 
 	if (!vg_commit(lv->vg)) {
-		resume_lv(cmd, lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv))
+			stack;
 		goto_out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index b179f601a..f1a430da0 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -796,7 +796,8 @@ static int _lvconvert_mirrors(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv
 	}
 
 	if (!vg_commit(lv->vg)) {
-		resume_lv(cmd, lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv))
+			stack;
 		goto_out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/lvresize.c b/tools/lvresize.c
index 5adaf3ceb..395d105a0 100644
--- a/tools/lvresize.c
+++ b/tools/lvresize.c
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ static int _lvresize(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 
 	if (!vg_commit(vg)) {
 		stack;
-		resume_lv(cmd, lock_lv);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lock_lv))
+			stack;
 		backup(vg);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/pvmove.c b/tools/pvmove.c
index 5b3a2dcd4..fff604350 100644
--- a/tools/pvmove.c
+++ b/tools/pvmove.c
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ static int _update_metadata(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 	/* Suspend mirrors on subsequent calls */
 	if (!first_time) {
 		if (!suspend_lv(cmd, lv_mirr)) {
-			resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed);
+			if (!resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed))
+				stack;
 			vg_revert(vg);
 			goto_out;
 		}
@@ -312,8 +313,10 @@ static int _update_metadata(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 	if (!vg_commit(vg)) {
 		log_error("ABORTING: Volume group metadata update failed.");
 		if (!first_time)
-			resume_lv(cmd, lv_mirr);
-		resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed);
+			if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv_mirr))
+				stack;
+		if (!resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed))
+			stack;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -339,7 +342,8 @@ static int _update_metadata(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 	} else if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv_mirr)) {
 		log_error("Unable to reactivate logical volume \"%s\"",
 			  lv_mirr->name);
-		resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed);
+		if (!resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed))
+			stack;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -513,8 +517,10 @@ static int _finish_pvmove(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 		log_error("ABORTING: Failed to write new data locations "
 			  "to disk.");
 		vg_revert(vg);
-		resume_lv(cmd, lv_mirr);
-		resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed);
+		if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv_mirr))
+			stack;
+		if (!resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed))
+			stack;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -526,7 +532,8 @@ static int _finish_pvmove(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 	}
 
 	/* Unsuspend LVs */
-	resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed);
+	if (!resume_lvs(cmd, lvs_changed))
+		stack;
 
 	/* Deactivate mirror LV */
 	if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv_mirr)) {
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index fce399b5d..841acfee2 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,18 @@ int vgcreate_params_set_from_args(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 int lv_refresh(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
-	return suspend_lv(cmd, lv) && resume_lv(cmd, lv);
+	int r = 0;
+
+	r = suspend_lv(cmd, lv);
+	if (!r)
+		goto_out;
+
+	r = resume_lv(cmd, lv);
+	if (!r)
+		goto_out;
+
+out:
+	return r;
 }
 
 int vg_refresh_visible(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg)