diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index 6001f0806cca3186464aa905376acbbdd2e4362d..d2a538337fcf63e6e1eebb4c695e4f5c6195a591 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -989,11 +989,8 @@ bhyveDomainDestroy(virDomainPtr dom)
     if (virDomainDestroyEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("Domain is not running"));
+    if (virDomainObjCheckActive(vm) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
-    }
 
     ret = virBhyveProcessStop(privconn, vm, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_DESTROYED);
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
@@ -1022,11 +1019,8 @@ bhyveDomainShutdown(virDomainPtr dom)
     if (virDomainShutdownEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("Domain is not running"));
+    if (virDomainObjCheckActive(vm) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
-    }
 
     ret = virBhyveProcessShutdown(vm);
 
@@ -1053,11 +1047,8 @@ bhyveDomainOpenConsole(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (virDomainOpenConsoleEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
+    if (virDomainObjCheckActive(vm) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
-    }
 
     if (!vm->def->nserials) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,