diff --git a/volume/store/store.go b/volume/store/store.go
index f1eb2ccf06..55ec0cd044 100644
--- a/volume/store/store.go
+++ b/volume/store/store.go
@@ -542,7 +542,11 @@ func lookupVolume(driverName, volumeName string) (volume.Volume, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.Cause(err)
 		if _, ok := err.(net.Error); ok {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error while checking if volume %q exists in driver %q", v.Name(), v.DriverName())
+			if v != nil {
+				volumeName = v.Name()
+				driverName = v.DriverName()
+			}
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error while checking if volume %q exists in driver %q", volumeName, driverName)
 		}
 
 		// At this point, the error could be anything from the driver, such as "no such volume"