diff --git a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
index aecdb3c2bbf..50acfe3a0e1 100644
--- a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ import time
 from cinder.brick import exception
 from cinder.brick import executor
 from cinder.i18n import _
+from cinder.openstack.common import excutils
+from cinder.openstack.common.gettextutils import _LW
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cinder.openstack.common import processutils as putils
 
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -284,10 +287,22 @@ class LVM(executor.Executor):
         :returns: dict representation of Logical Volume if exists
 
         """
-        ref_list = self.get_volumes(name)
-        for r in ref_list:
-            if r['name'] == name:
-                return r
+        try:
+            ref_list = self.get_volumes(name)
+            for r in ref_list:
+                if r['name'] == name:
+                    return r
+        except putils.ProcessExecutionError as err:
+            # NOTE(joachim): Catch the "notfound" case from the stderr
+            # in order to let the other errors through.
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception(reraise=True) as ctx:
+                if "not found" in err.stderr:
+                    ctx.reraise = False
+                    LOG.warning(
+                        _LW("Caught exception for lvs 'LV not found': %s")
+                        % (name)
+                    )
+        return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_all_physical_volumes(root_helper, vg_name=None):
diff --git a/cinder/tests/brick/test_brick_lvm.py b/cinder/tests/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
index 95b37ae1203..11a317d9adb 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ class BrickLvmTestCase(test.TestCase):
                     "mXzbuX-dKpG-Rz7E-xtKY-jeju-QsYU-SLG8Z3\n"
         elif ('env, LC_ALL=C, lvs, --noheadings, '
               '--unit=g, -o, vg_name,name,size' in cmd_string):
+            if 'fake-unknown' in cmd_string:
+                raise processutils.ProcessExecutionError(
+                    stderr="One of more volume(s) not found."
+                )
             data = "  fake-vg fake-1 1.00g\n"
             data += "  fake-vg fake-2 1.00g\n"
         elif ('env, LC_ALL=C, lvdisplay, --noheading, -C, -o, Attr' in
@@ -147,6 +151,9 @@ class BrickLvmTestCase(test.TestCase):
     def test_get_volume(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.vg.get_volume('fake-1')['name'], 'fake-1')
 
+    def test_get_volume_none(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.vg.get_volume('fake-unknown'), None)
+
     def test_get_all_physical_volumes(self):
         # Filtered VG version
         pvs = self.vg.get_all_physical_volumes('sudo', 'fake-vg')