diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
index 17d820aa20..96476b197d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/openstack/os_volume.py
@@ -131,14 +131,16 @@ def _present_volume(module, cloud):
 
 
 def _absent_volume(module, cloud):
-    try:
-        cloud.delete_volume(
-            name_or_id=module.params['display_name'],
-            wait=module.params['wait'],
-            timeout=module.params['timeout'])
-    except shade.OpenStackCloudTimeout:
-        module.exit_json(changed=False)
-    module.exit_json(changed=True)
+    changed = False
+    if cloud.volume_exists(module.params['display_name']):
+        try:
+            changed = cloud.delete_volume(name_or_id=module.params['display_name'],
+                                          wait=module.params['wait'],
+                                          timeout=module.params['timeout'])
+        except shade.OpenStackCloudTimeout:
+            module.exit_json(changed=changed)
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=changed)
 
 
 def main():