diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
index c1665e0cf7f..59efd0f8ed3 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/solidfire/test_solidfire.py
@@ -1275,6 +1275,45 @@ class SolidFireVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
             sfv._sf_terminate_connection(testvol, connector, False)
             rem_vag.assert_called_with(vol_id, vag_id)
 
+    def test_sf_term_conn_without_connector(self):
+        # Verify we correctly force the deletion of a volume.
+        mod_conf = self.configuration
+        mod_conf.sf_enable_vag = True
+        sfv = solidfire.SolidFireDriver(configuration=mod_conf)
+        testvol = {'project_id': 'testprjid',
+                   'name': 'testvol',
+                   'size': 1,
+                   'id': 'a720b3c0-d1f0-11e1-9b23-0800200c9a66',
+                   'volume_type_id': None,
+                   'provider_location': '10.10.7.1:3260 iqn.2010-01.com.'
+                                        'solidfire:87hg.uuid-2cc06226-cc'
+                                        '74-4cb7-bd55-14aed659a0cc.4060 0',
+                   'provider_auth': 'CHAP stack-1-a60e2611875f40199931f2'
+                                    'c76370d66b 2FE0CQ8J196R',
+                   'provider_geometry': '4096 4096',
+                   'created_at': timeutils.utcnow(),
+                   'provider_id': "1 1 1",
+                   'multiattach': False
+                   }
+        provider_id = testvol['provider_id']
+        vol_id = int(provider_id.split()[0])
+        vag_id = 1
+        vags = [{'attributes': {},
+                 'deletedVolumes': [],
+                 'initiators': ['iqn.2012-07.org.fake:01'],
+                 'name': 'fakeiqn',
+                 'volumeAccessGroupID': vag_id,
+                 'volumes': [1, 2],
+                 'virtualNetworkIDs': []}]
+
+        with mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                               '_get_vags_by_volume',
+                               return_value=vags), \
+            mock.patch.object(sfv,
+                              '_remove_volume_from_vags') as rem_vags:
+            sfv._sf_terminate_connection(testvol, None, False)
+            rem_vags.assert_called_with(vol_id)
+
     def test_safe_create_vag_simple(self):
         # Test the sunny day call straight into _create_vag.
         sfv = solidfire.SolidFireDriver(configuration=self.configuration)
@@ -1516,7 +1555,7 @@ class SolidFireVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
                  'volumes': [vol_id, 43]}]
 
         with mock.patch.object(sfv,
-                               '_base_get_vags',
+                               '_get_vags_by_volume',
                                return_value=vags), \
             mock.patch.object(sfv,
                               '_remove_volume_from_vag') as rem_vol:
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
index 65f4eaaf200..b51c8413909 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/solidfire.py
@@ -1201,6 +1201,13 @@ class SolidFireDriver(san.SanISCSIDriver):
         matching_vags = [vag for vag in vags if vag['name'] == vag_name]
         return matching_vags
 
+    def _get_vags_by_volume(self, vol_id):
+        params = {"volumeID": vol_id}
+        vags = self._issue_api_request(
+            'GetVolumeStats',
+            params)['result']['volumeStats']['volumeAccessGroups']
+        return vags
+
     def _add_initiator_to_vag(self, iqn, vag_id):
         # Added a vag_id return as there is a chance that we might have to
         # create a new VAG if our target VAG is deleted underneath us.
@@ -1258,9 +1265,8 @@ class SolidFireDriver(san.SanISCSIDriver):
     def _remove_volume_from_vags(self, vol_id):
         # Due to all sorts of uncertainty around multiattach, on volume
         # deletion we make a best attempt at removing the vol_id from VAGs.
-        vags = self._base_get_vags()
-        targets = [v for v in vags if vol_id in v['volumes']]
-        for vag in targets:
+        vags = self._get_vags_by_volume(vol_id)
+        for vag in vags:
             self._remove_volume_from_vag(vol_id, vag['volumeAccessGroupID'])
 
     def _remove_vag(self, vag_id):
@@ -2337,21 +2343,26 @@ class SolidFireISCSI(iscsi_driver.SanISCSITarget):
            If the VAG is empty then the VAG is also removed.
         """
         if self.configuration.sf_enable_vag:
-            iqn = properties['initiator']
-            vag = self._get_vags_by_name(iqn)
             provider_id = volume['provider_id']
             vol_id = int(provider_id.split()[0])
 
-            if vag and not volume['multiattach']:
-                # Multiattach causes problems with removing volumes from VAGs.
-                # Compromise solution for now is to remove multiattach volumes
-                # from VAGs during volume deletion.
-                vag = vag[0]
-                vag_id = vag['volumeAccessGroupID']
-                if [vol_id] == vag['volumes']:
-                    self._remove_vag(vag_id)
-                elif vol_id in vag['volumes']:
-                    self._remove_volume_from_vag(vol_id, vag_id)
+            if properties:
+                iqn = properties['initiator']
+                vag = self._get_vags_by_name(iqn)
+
+                if vag and not volume['multiattach']:
+                    # Multiattach causes problems with removing volumes from
+                    # VAGs.
+                    # Compromise solution for now is to remove multiattach
+                    # volumes from VAGs during volume deletion.
+                    vag = vag[0]
+                    vag_id = vag['volumeAccessGroupID']
+                    if [vol_id] == vag['volumes']:
+                        self._remove_vag(vag_id)
+                    elif vol_id in vag['volumes']:
+                        self._remove_volume_from_vag(vol_id, vag_id)
+            else:
+                self._remove_volume_from_vags(vol_id)
 
         return super(SolidFireISCSI, self).terminate_connection(volume,
                                                                 properties,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-netapp-force_detach-36bdf75dd2c9a030.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-netapp-force_detach-36bdf75dd2c9a030.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ea36bf12a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-netapp-force_detach-36bdf75dd2c9a030.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixes force_detach behavior for volumes in NetApp SolidFire driver.