diff --git a/mayastor/src/bdev/nexus/nexus_bdev.rs b/mayastor/src/bdev/nexus/nexus_bdev.rs
index c42e23558..cd01ba861 100644
--- a/mayastor/src/bdev/nexus/nexus_bdev.rs
+++ b/mayastor/src/bdev/nexus/nexus_bdev.rs
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ impl Nexus {
         }
 
         if r.await.unwrap() {
-            info!("Nexus {} destroyed", self.name);
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(Error::NexusDestroy {
diff --git a/mayastor/src/grpc/nexus_grpc.rs b/mayastor/src/grpc/nexus_grpc.rs
index 09658adca..1ef000d92 100644
--- a/mayastor/src/grpc/nexus_grpc.rs
+++ b/mayastor/src/grpc/nexus_grpc.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ pub async fn nexus_add_child(
 /// Idempotent destruction of the nexus.
 pub async fn nexus_destroy(uuid: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
     if let Ok(n) = nexus_lookup(uuid) {
-        n.destroy().await?;
+        let result = n.destroy().await;
+        if result.is_ok() {
+            info!("Nexus {} destroyed", uuid)
+        } else {
+            return result;
+        }
     };
     Ok(())
 }