diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/targets/targets_fixture.py b/cinder/tests/unit/targets/targets_fixture.py
index 0657943dd..1d1bf2066 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/targets/targets_fixture.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/targets/targets_fixture.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ class TargetDriverFixture(test.TestCase):
              'created_at': timeutils.utcnow(),
              'host': 'fake_host@lvm#lvm'}
 
+        self.testvol_no_prov_loc = copy.copy(self.testvol)
+        self.testvol_no_prov_loc['provider_location'] = None
+
         self.iscsi_target_prefix = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:'
         self.target_string = ('127.0.0.1:3260,1 ' +
                               self.iscsi_target_prefix +
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/targets/test_lio_driver.py b/cinder/tests/unit/targets/test_lio_driver.py
index f582efae4..a542aa908 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/targets/test_lio_driver.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/targets/test_lio_driver.py
@@ -283,6 +283,23 @@ class TestLioAdmDriver(tf.TargetDriverFixture):
         mock_execute.assert_called_once_with(*expected_args, run_as_root=True)
         mpersist_cfg.assert_called_once_with(self.fake_volume_id)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(lio.LioAdm, '_execute', side_effect=lio.LioAdm._execute)
+    @mock.patch.object(lio.LioAdm, '_persist_configuration')
+    @mock.patch('cinder.utils.execute')
+    def test_terminate_connection_no_prov_loc(self,
+                                              mock_execute,
+                                              mpersist_cfg,
+                                              mlock_exec):
+        """terminate_connection does nothing if provider_location is None"""
+
+        connector = {'initiator': 'fake_init'}
+        self.target.terminate_connection(self.testvol_no_prov_loc,
+                                         connector)
+
+        mlock_exec.assert_not_called()
+        mock_execute.assert_not_called()
+        mpersist_cfg.assert_not_called()
+
     @mock.patch.object(lio.LioAdm, '_execute', side_effect=lio.LioAdm._execute)
     @mock.patch.object(lio.LioAdm, '_persist_configuration')
     @mock.patch('cinder.utils.execute')
diff --git a/cinder/volume/targets/lio.py b/cinder/volume/targets/lio.py
index dfed1807f..d8d033e9f 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/targets/lio.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/targets/lio.py
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ class LioAdm(iscsi.ISCSITarget):
         return super(LioAdm, self).initialize_connection(volume, connector)
 
     def terminate_connection(self, volume, connector, **kwargs):
+        if volume['provider_location'] is None:
+            LOG.debug('No provider_location for volume %s.',
+                      volume['id'])
+            return
+
         volume_iqn = volume['provider_location'].split(' ')[1]
 
         # Delete initiator iqns from target ACL