diff --git a/src/tm/TransferManager.cc b/src/tm/TransferManager.cc
index 17f08649ec..9e8448d980 100644
--- a/src/tm/TransferManager.cc
+++ b/src/tm/TransferManager.cc
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ void TransferManager::prolog_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@ void TransferManager::prolog_migr_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -674,7 +672,6 @@ void TransferManager::prolog_resume_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -829,7 +826,6 @@ void TransferManager::epilog_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -1071,7 +1067,6 @@ void TransferManager::epilog_delete_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -1088,8 +1083,9 @@ error_file:
 
 error_common:
     vm->log("TM", Log::ERROR, os);
-    vm->unlock();
+    (nd.get_lcm())->trigger(LifeCycleManager::EPILOG_FAILURE,vid);
 
+    vm->unlock();
     return;
 }
 
@@ -1191,7 +1187,6 @@ void TransferManager::epilog_delete_previous_action(int vid)
     tm_md->transfer(vid,xfr_name);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 
 error_history:
@@ -1207,9 +1202,10 @@ error_file:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
+   (nd.get_lcm())->trigger(LifeCycleManager::EPILOG_FAILURE,vid);
     vm->log("TM", Log::ERROR, os);
-    vm->unlock();
 
+    vm->unlock();
     return;
 }
 
@@ -1250,7 +1246,6 @@ void TransferManager::driver_cancel_action(int vid)
     tm_md->driver_cancel(vid);
 
     vm->unlock();
-
     return;
 }