diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index f2ecabc70f576f99f0e4aa5420389ae17a856544..ebf3f78752949ae9e2033e674014e5c01dc5f420 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ storagePoolCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (!(obj = virStoragePoolObjListAdd(driver->pools, newDef,
+                                         VIR_STORAGE_POOL_OBJ_LIST_ADD_LIVE |
                                          VIR_STORAGE_POOL_OBJ_LIST_ADD_CHECK_LIVE)))
         goto cleanup;
     newDef = NULL;
@@ -801,7 +802,7 @@ storagePoolCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     return pool;
 
  error:
-    virStoragePoolObjRemove(driver->pools, obj);
+    virStoragePoolUpdateInactive(obj);
     goto cleanup;
 }