diff --git a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook.go b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook.go
index 79fef3a2db78..eb4c489faf2a 100644
--- a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook.go
@@ -1729,11 +1729,13 @@ func admitMigrationCreate(ar *v1beta1.AdmissionReview) *v1beta1.AdmissionRespons
 	}
 
 	// Reject migration jobs for non-migratable VMIs
-	cond := getVMIMigrationCondition(vmi)
-	if cond != nil && cond.Status == k8sv1.ConditionFalse {
-		errMsg := fmt.Errorf("Cannot migrate VMI, Reason: %s, Message: %s",
-			cond.Reason, cond.Message)
-		return webhooks.ToAdmissionResponseError(errMsg)
+	for _, c := range vmi.Status.Conditions {
+		if c.Type == v1.VirtualMachineInstanceIsMigratable &&
+			c.Status == k8sv1.ConditionFalse {
+			errMsg := fmt.Errorf("Cannot migrate VMI, Reason: %s, Message: %s",
+				c.Reason, c.Message)
+			return webhooks.ToAdmissionResponseError(errMsg)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Don't allow new migration jobs to be introduced when previous migration jobs
@@ -1751,15 +1753,6 @@ func admitMigrationCreate(ar *v1beta1.AdmissionReview) *v1beta1.AdmissionRespons
 	return &reviewResponse
 }
 
-func getVMIMigrationCondition(vmi *v1.VirtualMachineInstance) (cond *v1.VirtualMachineInstanceCondition) {
-	for _, c := range vmi.Status.Conditions {
-		if c.Type == v1.VirtualMachineInstanceIsMigratable {
-			cond = &c
-		}
-	}
-	return cond
-}
-
 func ServeMigrationCreate(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	serve(resp, req, admitMigrationCreate)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook_test.go b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook_test.go
index d92eb9eb1147..1d8d5372929b 100644
--- a/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/virt-api/webhooks/validating-webhook/validating-webhook_test.go
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Validating Webhook", func() {
 
 		It("should reject Migration spec for non-migratable VMIs", func() {
 			vmi := v1.NewMinimalVMI("testmigratevmi3")
-			vmi.Status.Phase = v1.Succeeded
+			vmi.Status.Phase = v1.Running
 			vmi.Status.Conditions = []v1.VirtualMachineInstanceCondition{
 				{
 					Type:    v1.VirtualMachineInstanceIsMigratable,
@@ -872,6 +872,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Validating Webhook", func() {
 					Reason:  v1.VirtualMachineInstanceReasonDisksNotMigratable,
 					Message: "cannot migrate VMI with mixes shared and non-shared volumes",
 				},
+				{
+					Type:   v1.VirtualMachineInstanceReady,
+					Status: k8sv1.ConditionTrue,
+				},
 			}
 
 			informers := webhooks.GetInformers()
@@ -900,6 +904,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Validating Webhook", func() {
 
 			resp := admitMigrationCreate(ar)
 			Expect(resp.Allowed).To(Equal(false))
+			Expect(resp.Result.Message).To(ContainSubstring("DisksNotLiveMigratable"))
 		})
 
 		It("should reject Migration on update if spec changes", func() {