diff --git a/vmdk_plugin/plugin.go b/vmdk_plugin/plugin.go
index b0d1f0a64..84b984271 100644
--- a/vmdk_plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/vmdk_plugin/plugin.go
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ func (d *vmdkDriver) Create(r volume.Request) volume.Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name,
 			"error": err}).Error("Attach volume failed, removing the volume ")
-		err = d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": err}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
-			return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
+		errRm := d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
+		if errRm != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": errRm}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
+			return volume.Response{Err: errRm.Error()}
 		}
 		return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
 	}
@@ -261,15 +261,15 @@ func (d *vmdkDriver) Create(r volume.Request) volume.Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name,
 			"error": err}).Error("Could not find attached device, removing the volume ")
-		err = d.ops.Detach(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": err}).Error("Detach volume failed ")
-			return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
+		errDetach := d.ops.Detach(r.Name, nil)
+		if errDetach != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": errDetach}).Error("Detach volume failed ")
+			return volume.Response{Err: errDetach.Error()}
 		}
-		err = d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": err}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
-			return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
+		errRm := d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
+		if errRm != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": errRm}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
+			return volume.Response{Err: errRm.Error()}
 		}
 		return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
 	}
@@ -278,15 +278,15 @@ func (d *vmdkDriver) Create(r volume.Request) volume.Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name,
 			"error": err}).Error("Create filesystem failed, removing the volume ")
-		err = d.ops.Detach(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": err}).Error("Detach volume failed ")
-			return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
+		errDetach := d.ops.Detach(r.Name, nil)
+		if errDetach != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": errDetach}).Error("Detach volume failed ")
+			return volume.Response{Err: errDetach.Error()}
 		}
-		err = d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": err}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
-			return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
+		errRm := d.ops.Remove(r.Name, nil)
+		if errRm != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "error": errRm}).Error("Remove volume failed ")
+			return volume.Response{Err: errRm.Error()}
 		}
 		return volume.Response{Err: err.Error()}
 	}