diff --git a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
index 1ff5abe4..40b6c302 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Qemu.pm
@@ -3820,11 +3820,12 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 		PVE::QemuServer::create_ifaces_ipams_ips($newconf, $newid);
 
 		if ($target) {
-		    # always deactivate volumes - avoid lvm LVs to be active on several nodes
-		    eval {
-			PVE::Storage::deactivate_volumes($storecfg, $vollist, $snapname) if !$running;
-		    };
-		    log_warn($@) if ($@);
+		    if (!$running) {
+			# always deactivate volumes – avoids that LVM LVs are active on several nodes
+			eval { PVE::Storage::deactivate_volumes($storecfg, $vollist, $snapname) };
+			# but only warn when that fails (e.g., parallel clones keeping them active)
+			log_warn($@) if $@;
+		    }
 
 		    PVE::Storage::deactivate_volumes($storecfg, $newvollist);