diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
index de2431d31387..8a3df843b9ee 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
@@ -66,18 +66,7 @@ class LiveMigrationOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
         else:
             migrate_data = None
 
-        if side_effect is os_win_exc.HyperVException:
-            self.assertRaises(os_win_exc.HyperVException,
-                              self._livemigrops.live_migration,
-                              self.context, mock_instance, fake_dest,
-                              mock_post, mock_recover,
-                              mock.sentinel.block_migr,
-                              migrate_data)
-            mock_recover.assert_called_once_with(self.context, mock_instance,
-                                                 fake_dest,
-                                                 migrate_data)
-        else:
-            self._livemigrops.live_migration(context=self.context,
+        self._livemigrops.live_migration(context=self.context,
                                              instance_ref=mock_instance,
                                              dest=fake_dest,
                                              post_method=mock_post,
@@ -85,6 +74,13 @@ class LiveMigrationOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
                                              block_migration=(
                                                 mock.sentinel.block_migr),
                                              migrate_data=migrate_data)
+
+        if side_effect is os_win_exc.HyperVException:
+            mock_recover.assert_called_once_with(self.context, mock_instance,
+                                                 fake_dest,
+                                                 migrate_data)
+            mock_post.assert_not_called()
+        else:
             post_call_args = mock_post.call_args_list
             self.assertEqual(1, len(post_call_args))
 
diff --git a/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py b/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
index 0cb76e94cbb3..1b0f81eae041 100644
--- a/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Management class for live migration VM operations.
 
 from os_win import utilsfactory
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_utils import excutils
 
 import nova.conf
 from nova import exception
@@ -78,10 +77,10 @@ class LiveMigrationOps(object):
                 dest,
                 migrate_disks=not shared_storage)
         except Exception:
-            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
-                LOG.debug("Calling live migration recover_method "
-                          "for instance: %s", instance_name)
-                recover_method(context, instance_ref, dest, migrate_data)
+            LOG.exception("Live migration failed. Attempting rollback.",
+                          instance=instance_ref)
+            recover_method(context, instance_ref, dest, migrate_data)
+            return
 
         LOG.debug("Calling live migration post_method for instance: %s",
                   instance_name)