diff --git a/PVE/Storage/GlusterfsPlugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/GlusterfsPlugin.pm
index 1f9465f..b3e5553 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/GlusterfsPlugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/GlusterfsPlugin.pm
@@ -274,7 +274,12 @@ sub alloc_image {
 
     push @$cmd, '-f', $fmt, $volumepath, "${size}K";
 
-    run_command($cmd, errmsg => "unable to create image");
+    eval { run_command($cmd, errmsg => "unable to create image"); };
+    if ($@) {
+	unlink $path;
+	rmdir $imagedir;
+	die "$@";
+    }
 
     return "$vmid/$name";
 }
diff --git a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
index 10c2c73..7964441 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
@@ -665,7 +665,12 @@ sub alloc_image {
 	
 	push @$cmd, '-f', $fmt, $path, "${size}K";
 
-	run_command($cmd, errmsg => "unable to create image");
+	eval { run_command($cmd, errmsg => "unable to create image"); };
+	if ($@) {
+	    unlink $path;
+	    rmdir $imagedir;
+	    die "$@";
+	}
     }
     
     return "$vmid/$name";