diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index 23261b137..077753391 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -676,14 +676,10 @@ func (ctx *context) restoreResource(resource, namespace, resourcePath string) (a
 
 			// Check if the PV exists in the cluster before attempting to create
 			// a volume from the snapshot, in order to avoid orphaned volumes (GH #609)
-			pv, err := resourceClient.Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-			if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-				addToResult(&errs, namespace, fmt.Errorf("error checking existence for PV %s: %v", name, err))
-				continue
-			}
+			_, err = resourceClient.Get(name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 
-			// PV's existence will be recorded later. Jest skip volume restore logic
-			if pv == nil {
+			// PV's existence will be recorded later. Just skip volume restore logic
+			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 				// restore the PV from snapshot (if applicable)
 				updatedObj, err := ctx.pvRestorer.executePVAction(obj)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -709,6 +705,9 @@ func (ctx *context) restoreResource(resource, namespace, resourcePath string) (a
 						}
 					}()
 				}
+			} else if err != nil {
+				addToResult(&errs, namespace, fmt.Errorf("error checking existence for PV %s: %v", name, err))
+				continue
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
index eeca69fea..eca8de901 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
@@ -921,8 +921,7 @@ status:
 			}
 			// Only set up the client expectation if the test has the proper prerequisites
 			if test.haveSnapshot || test.reclaimPolicy != "Delete" {
-				var empty *unstructured.Unstructured
-				pvClient.On("Get", mock.Anything, metav1.GetOptions{}).Return(empty, nil)
+				pvClient.On("Get", unstructuredPV.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{}).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{}, k8serrors.NewNotFound(schema.GroupResource{Resource: "persistentvolumes"}, unstructuredPV.GetName()))
 			}
 
 			pvToRestore := unstructuredPV.DeepCopy()