diff --git a/nova/objects/request_spec.py b/nova/objects/request_spec.py
index c93da7d13c04..e77dc919a2e3 100644
--- a/nova/objects/request_spec.py
+++ b/nova/objects/request_spec.py
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ class RequestSpec(base.NovaObject):
             policies = list(filter_properties.get('group_policies'))
             hosts = list(filter_properties.get('group_hosts'))
             members = list(filter_properties.get('group_members'))
+            # TODO(mriedem): We could try to get the group uuid from the
+            # group hint in the filter_properties.
             self.instance_group = objects.InstanceGroup(policy=policies[0],
                                                         hosts=hosts,
                                                         members=members)
@@ -545,6 +547,12 @@ class RequestSpec(base.NovaObject):
         spec._context = context
 
         if 'instance_group' in spec and spec.instance_group:
+            # NOTE(mriedem): We could have a half-baked instance group with no
+            # uuid if some legacy translation was performed on this spec in the
+            # past. In that case, try to workaround the issue by getting the
+            # group uuid from the scheduler hint.
+            if 'uuid' not in spec.instance_group:
+                spec.instance_group.uuid = spec.get_scheduler_hint('group')
             # NOTE(danms): We don't store the full instance group in
             # the reqspec since it would be stale almost immediately.
             # Instead, load it by uuid here so it's up-to-date.
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1830747.py b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1830747.py
index 96c76e588acd..1e22df6caf66 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1830747.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_1830747.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
 # under the License.
 
 import mock
-import six
 
 from nova.conductor import api as conductor_api
 from nova import context as nova_context
-from nova import exception
 from nova import objects
 from nova.scheduler import weights
 from nova import test
@@ -142,17 +140,10 @@ class MissingReqSpecInstanceGroupUUIDTestCase(
         with mock.patch.dict(host1_driver.capabilities,
                              supports_migrate_to_same_host=False):
             self.api.post_server_action(server['id'], {'migrate': None})
-            # FIXME(mriedem): Due to bug 1830747 we don't go to VERIFY_RESIZE
-            # because the reschedule fails and the instance is put into
-            # ERROR status. When the bug is fixed the status should be
-            # VERIFY_RESIZE and the server should be on host2.
             server = self._wait_for_state_change(
-                self.api, server, 'ERROR')
-            self.assertEqual('host1', server['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'])
+                self.api, server, 'VERIFY_RESIZE')
+            self.assertEqual('host2', server['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'])
 
-        # And the RequestSpec.instance_group.uuid should be missing which
-        # leads to us failing to load the RequestSpec.
-        ex = self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError,
-                               objects.RequestSpec.get_by_instance_uuid,
-                               ctxt, server['id'])
-        self.assertIn('unable to load uuid', six.text_type(ex))
+        # The RequestSpec.instance_group.uuid should still be set.
+        reqspec = objects.RequestSpec.get_by_instance_uuid(ctxt, server['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(group_id, reqspec.instance_group.uuid)