diff --git a/blazar/tests/utils/openstack/test_placement.py b/blazar/tests/utils/openstack/test_placement.py
index be9896cc..b5cecc84 100644
--- a/blazar/tests/utils/openstack/test_placement.py
+++ b/blazar/tests/utils/openstack/test_placement.py
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ class TestPlacementClient(tests.TestCase):
             headers={'accept': 'application/json'},
             microversion=PLACEMENT_MICROVERSION, raise_exc=False)
 
+    @mock.patch('keystoneauth1.session.Session.request')
+    def test_create_reservation_provider_fail(self, kss_req):
+        host_name = "compute-1"
+        get_json_mock = {'resource_providers': []}
+        kss_req.return_value = fake_requests.FakeResponse(
+            200, content=json.dumps(get_json_mock))
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.ResourceProviderNotFound,
+            self.client.create_reservation_provider, host_name)
+
     @mock.patch('keystoneauth1.session.Session.request')
     def test_delete_reservation_provider(self, kss_req):
         host_uuid = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
diff --git a/blazar/utils/openstack/placement.py b/blazar/utils/openstack/placement.py
index a06ed948..4d2f9176 100644
--- a/blazar/utils/openstack/placement.py
+++ b/blazar/utils/openstack/placement.py
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ class BlazarPlacementClient(object):
     def create_reservation_provider(self, host_name):
         """Create a reservation provider as a child of the given host"""
         host_rp = self.get_resource_provider(host_name)
+        if host_rp is None:
+            raise exceptions.ResourceProviderNotFound(
+                resource_provider=host_name)
         host_uuid = host_rp['uuid']
         rp_name = "blazar_" + host_name