diff --git a/library/system/lvol b/library/system/lvol
index 234dd5510ac..4fdf764704a 100644
--- a/library/system/lvol
+++ b/library/system/lvol
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def main():
 
     if rc != 0:
         if state == 'absent':
-            module.exit_json(changed=False,skipped=True,stdout="Skipping because volume group %s does not exist." % vg,stderr=False)
+            module.exit_json(changed=False,stdout="Volume group %s does not exist." % vg, stderr=False)
         else:
             module.fail_json(msg="Volume group %s does not exist."%vg, rc=rc, err=err)