diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
index fce4c8fd21..608168945a 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class VolumeOptionsAction(workflows.Action):
             visible_label = _("Volume")
         return (("%s:%s" % (volume.id, vol_type)),
                 (_("%(name)s - %(size)s GB (%(label)s)") %
-                 {'name': volume.display_name,
+                 {'name': volume.display_name or volume.id,
                   'size': volume.size,
                   'label': visible_label}))