diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/forms.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/forms.py
index 868719ff04..6692f6cebd 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/forms.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/forms.py
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ class CreateForm(forms.SelfHandlingForm):
                 # Create from volume
                 volume = self.get_volume(request, data["volume_source"])
                 volume_id = volume.id
+                volume_type = None
 
                 if data['size'] < volume.size:
                     error_message = (_('The volume size cannot be less than '
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/tests.py
index 01e459074f..3c45a42afc 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/volumes/tests.py
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class VolumeViewTests(test.ResetImageAPIVersionMixin, test.TestCase):
             filters={'visibility': 'shared', 'status': 'active'})
         self.mock_volume_create.assert_called_once_with(
             test.IsHttpRequest(), formData['size'], formData['name'],
-            formData['description'], '', metadata={}, snapshot_id=None,
+            formData['description'], None, metadata={}, snapshot_id=None,
             group_id=None, image_id=None, availability_zone=None,
             source_volid=volume.id)
         self.mock_group_list.assert_called_once_with(test.IsHttpRequest())