diff --git a/glance/api/v2/image_data.py b/glance/api/v2/image_data.py
index 4025eebde0..b0767af463 100644
--- a/glance/api/v2/image_data.py
+++ b/glance/api/v2/image_data.py
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ class ImageDataController(object):
                 msg = _('The requested image has been deactivated. '
                         'Image data download is forbidden.')
                 raise exception.Forbidden(message=msg)
-            if not image.locations:
-                raise exception.ImageDataNotFound()
         except exception.ImageDataNotFound as e:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPNoContent(explanation=e.msg)
         except exception.NotFound as e:
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ class ResponseSerializer(wsgi.JSONResponseSerializer):
             response.app_iter = iter(image.get_data(offset=offset,
                                                     chunk_size=chunk_size))
         except glance_store.NotFound as e:
-            raise webob.exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.msg)
+            raise webob.exc.HTTPNoContent(explanation=e.msg)
         except glance_store.RemoteServiceUnavailable as e:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPServiceUnavailable(explanation=e.msg)
         except (glance_store.StoreGetNotSupported,
diff --git a/glance/location.py b/glance/location.py
index 502b5ac727..df4886767b 100644
--- a/glance/location.py
+++ b/glance/location.py
@@ -383,7 +383,12 @@ class ImageProxy(glance.domain.proxy.Image):
 
     def get_data(self, offset=0, chunk_size=None):
         if not self.image.locations:
-            raise store.NotFound(_("No image data could be found"))
+            # NOTE(mclaren): This is the only set of arguments
+            # which work with this exception currently, see:
+            # https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance-store/+bug/1501443
+            # When the above glance_store bug is fixed we can
+            # add a msg as usual.
+            raise store.NotFound(image=None)
         err = None
         for loc in self.image.locations:
             try:
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_image_data_resource.py b/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_image_data_resource.py
index bc8891e768..37d62a3f15 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_image_data_resource.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/v2/test_image_data_resource.py
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ class TestImagesController(base.StoreClearingUnitTest):
                           request, str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
     def test_download_no_location(self):
+        # NOTE(mclaren): NoContent will be raised by the ResponseSerializer
+        # That's tested below.
         request = unit_test_utils.get_fake_request()
         self.image_repo.result = FakeImage('abcd')
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPNoContent, self.controller.download,
-                          request, unit_test_utils.UUID2)
+        image = self.controller.download(request, unit_test_utils.UUID2)
+        self.assertEqual('abcd', image.image_id)
 
     def test_download_non_existent_image(self):
         request = unit_test_utils.get_fake_request()
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ class TestImagesController(base.StoreClearingUnitTest):
         self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPForbidden, self.controller.download,
                           request, str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
-    def test_download_get_image_location_forbidden(self):
+    def test_download_ok_when_get_image_location_forbidden(self):
         class ImageLocations(object):
             def __len__(self):
                 raise exception.Forbidden()
@@ -148,8 +150,8 @@ class TestImagesController(base.StoreClearingUnitTest):
         image = FakeImage('abcd')
         self.image_repo.result = image
         image.locations = ImageLocations()
-        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPForbidden, self.controller.download,
-                          request, str(uuid.uuid4()))
+        image = self.controller.download(request, unit_test_utils.UUID1)
+        self.assertEqual('abcd', image.image_id)
 
     def test_upload(self):
         request = unit_test_utils.get_fake_request()
@@ -484,11 +486,11 @@ class TestImageDataSerializer(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
                           self.serializer.download,
                           response, image)
 
-    def test_download_not_found(self):
-        """Test image download returns HTTPNotFound.
+    def test_download_no_content(self):
+        """Test image download returns HTTPNoContent
 
-        Make sure that serializer returns 404 not found error in case of
-        image is not available at specified location.
+        Make sure that serializer returns 204 no content error in case of
+        image data is not available at specified location.
         """
         with mock.patch.object(glance.api.policy.ImageProxy,
                                'get_data') as mock_get_data:
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ class TestImageDataSerializer(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
             response.request = request
             image = FakeImage(size=3, data=iter('ZZZ'))
             image.get_data = mock_get_data
-            self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPNotFound,
+            self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPNoContent,
                               self.serializer.download,
                               response, image)