diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/glusterfs/gluster_volume.py b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/glusterfs/gluster_volume.py
index b13d0189d9d..2ded4d03e6a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/glusterfs/gluster_volume.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/glusterfs/gluster_volume.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def main():
         else:
             module.fail_json(msg='failed to create volume %s' % volume_name)
 
-    if action != 'delete' and volume_name not in volumes:
+    if action != 'absent' and volume_name not in volumes:
         module.fail_json(msg='volume not found %s' % volume_name)
 
     if action == 'started':