diff --git a/dbaas/logical/admin/database.py b/dbaas/logical/admin/database.py
index 0c9beef04..8ed63c78d 100644
--- a/dbaas/logical/admin/database.py
+++ b/dbaas/logical/admin/database.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 from django.contrib.admin import site
 from django.db import IntegrityError
 from ..models import Database
-from ..validators import check_is_database_enabled, check_resize_options
+from ..validators import check_is_database_enabled, check_is_database_dead, \
+    check_resize_options
 from ..errors import DisabledDatabase, NoResizeOption
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -799,6 +800,7 @@ def generate_random_string(length, stringset=string.ascii_letters + string.digit
 
     def database_resize_view(self, request, database_id):
         try:
+            check_is_database_dead(database_id, 'VM resize')
             database = check_is_database_enabled(database_id, 'VM resize')
 
             from dbaas_cloudstack.models import CloudStackPack
diff --git a/dbaas/logical/validators.py b/dbaas/logical/validators.py
index 569ee3b72..078e98f4c 100644
--- a/dbaas/logical/validators.py
+++ b/dbaas/logical/validators.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ def check_is_database_enabled(database_id, operation):
     if database.is_in_quarantine:
         raise DatabaseInQuarantineError(operation, url)
 
-    if database.is_dead() or not database.database_status.is_alive:
-        raise DatabaseIsDeadError(operation, url)
-
     if database.is_beeing_used_elsewhere():
         raise BusyDatabaseError(url)
 
@@ -41,6 +38,16 @@ def check_is_database_enabled(database_id, operation):
 
     return database
 
+def check_is_database_dead(database_id, operation):
+    from logical.models import Database
+    database = Database.objects.get(id=database_id)
+
+    url = _get_database_error_url(database_id)
+    if database.is_dead() or not database.database_status.is_alive:
+        raise DatabaseIsDeadError(operation, url)
+
+    return database
+
 
 def check_resize_options(database_id, offerings):
     if not offerings: