diff --git a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_vscsi.py b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_vscsi.py
index 029e8fdf..cb8d73ae 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_vscsi.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_vscsi.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from nova_powervm.tests.virt.powervm import fixtures as fx
 from nova_powervm.virt.powervm.volume import vscsi
 
+import pypowervm.exceptions as pexc
 from pypowervm.tasks import hdisk
 from pypowervm.tests.wrappers.util import pvmhttp
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 VIOS_FEED = 'fake_vios_feed.txt'
 
+I_WWPN_1 = '21000024FF649104'
+
 
 class TestVSCSIAdapter(test.TestCase):
     """Tests the vSCSI Volume Connector Adapter."""
@@ -60,8 +63,8 @@ class TestVSCSIAdapter(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.scsi_mapper.add_vscsi_mapping')
     def test_connect_volume(self, mock_add_vscsi_mapping,
                             mock_discover_hdisk, mock_build_itls):
-        con_info = {'data': {'initiator_target_map': {'i1': ['t1'],
-                                                      'i2': ['t2', 't3']},
+        con_info = {'data': {'initiator_target_map': {I_WWPN_1: ['t1'],
+                                                      I_WWPN_1: ['t2', 't3']},
                     'target_lun': '1', 'volume_id': 'id'}}
         mock_discover_hdisk.return_value = (
             hdisk.LUAStatus.DEVICE_AVAILABLE, 'devname', 'udid')
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ class TestVSCSIAdapter(test.TestCase):
         mock_instance = mock.Mock()
         mock_instance.system_metadata = {}
 
+        mock_build_itls.return_value = [mock.MagicMock()]
+
         vscsi.VscsiVolumeAdapter().connect_volume(self.adpt, 'host_uuid',
                                                   'vm_uuid', mock_instance,
                                                   con_info)
@@ -79,6 +84,30 @@ class TestVSCSIAdapter(test.TestCase):
             'host_uuid', '3443DB77-AED1-47ED-9AA5-3DB9C6CF7089', 'vm_uuid',
             mock.ANY)
 
+    @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.hdisk.build_itls')
+    @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.hdisk.discover_hdisk')
+    @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.scsi_mapper.add_vscsi_mapping')
+    def test_connect_volume_to_initiatiors(self, mock_add_vscsi_mapping,
+                                           mock_discover_hdisk,
+                                           mock_build_itls):
+        """Tests that the connect w/out initiators throws errors."""
+        con_info = {'data': {'initiator_target_map': {I_WWPN_1: ['t1'],
+                                                      I_WWPN_1: ['t2', 't3']},
+                    'target_lun': '1', 'volume_id': 'id'}}
+        mock_discover_hdisk.return_value = (
+            hdisk.LUAStatus.DEVICE_AVAILABLE, 'devname', 'udid')
+
+        self.adpt.read.return_value = self.vios_feed_resp
+        mock_instance = mock.Mock()
+        mock_instance.system_metadata = {}
+
+        mock_build_itls.return_value = []
+
+        self.assertRaises(pexc.VolumeAttachFailed,
+                          vscsi.VscsiVolumeAdapter().connect_volume,
+                          self.adpt, 'host_uuid', 'vm_uuid', mock_instance,
+                          con_info)
+
     @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.hdisk.remove_hdisk')
     @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.scsi_mapper.remove_pv_mapping')
     @mock.patch('nova_powervm.virt.powervm.vm.get_vm_id')
diff --git a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/vscsi.py b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/vscsi.py
index 55c2e293..56b48e19 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/vscsi.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/vscsi.py
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ class VscsiVolumeAdapter(v_driver.FibreChannelVolumeAdapter):
         device_name = None
 
         i_wwpns = it_map.keys()
-        t_wwpns = []
-        # Build single list of target wwpns
-        for it_list in it_map.values():
-            t_wwpns.extend(it_list)
 
         # Get VIOS feed
         vios_feed = vios.get_active_vioses(adapter, host_uuid, xag=_XAGS)
@@ -98,9 +94,19 @@ class VscsiVolumeAdapter(v_driver.FibreChannelVolumeAdapter):
             # Reduce the initiatior WWPNs to the list on this given VIOS.
             vio_wwpns = self._wwpns_on_vios(i_wwpns, vio_wrap)
 
+            # Build single list of target wwpns
+            t_wwpns = []
+            for it_key in vio_wwpns:
+                t_wwpns.extend(it_map[it_key])
+
             # Build the ITL map and discover the hdisks on the Virtual I/O
             # Server (if any).
             itls = hdisk.build_itls(vio_wwpns, t_wwpns, lun)
+            if len(itls) == 0:
+                LOG.debug('No ITLs for VIOS %(vios)s for volume %(volume_id)s.'
+                          % {'vios': vio_wrap.name, 'volume_id': volume_id})
+                continue
+
             status, device_name, udid = hdisk.discover_hdisk(
                 adapter, vio_wrap.uuid, itls)
             if device_name is not None and status in [