diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
index 4aadcb8d0d4..5a76a4ad8fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconcile() {
 
 	// Ensure devices that should be detached/unmounted are detached/unmounted.
 	for _, attachedVolume := range rc.actualStateOfWorld.GetUnmountedVolumes() {
-		if !rc.desiredStateOfWorld.VolumeExists(attachedVolume.VolumeName) {
+		// Check IsOperationPending to avoid marking a volume as detached if it's in the process of mounting.
+		if !rc.desiredStateOfWorld.VolumeExists(attachedVolume.VolumeName) &&
+			!rc.operationExecutor.IsOperationPending(attachedVolume.VolumeName, nestedpendingoperations.EmptyUniquePodName) {
 			if attachedVolume.GloballyMounted {
 				// Volume is globally mounted to device, unmount it
 				glog.V(12).Infof("Attempting to start UnmountDevice for volume %q (spec.Name: %q)",
@@ -341,11 +343,13 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconcile() {
 				}
 			} else {
 				// Volume is attached to node, detach it
+				// Kubelet not responsible for detaching or this volume has a non-attachable volume plugin.
 				if rc.controllerAttachDetachEnabled || !attachedVolume.PluginIsAttachable {
-					// Kubelet not responsible for detaching or this volume has a non-attachable volume plugin,
-					// so just remove it to actualStateOfWorld without attach.
-					rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsDetached(
-						attachedVolume.VolumeName, rc.nodeName)
+					rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsDetached(attachedVolume.VolumeName, attachedVolume.NodeName)
+					glog.Infof("Detached volume %q (spec.Name: %q) devicePath: %q",
+						attachedVolume.VolumeName,
+						attachedVolume.VolumeSpec.Name(),
+						attachedVolume.DevicePath)
 				} else {
 					// Only detach if kubelet detach is enabled
 					glog.V(12).Infof("Attempting to start DetachVolume for volume %q (spec.Name: %q)",
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/nestedpendingoperations/nestedpendingoperations.go b/pkg/volume/util/nestedpendingoperations/nestedpendingoperations.go
index 718caf10de4..64d70900a37 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/nestedpendingoperations/nestedpendingoperations.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/nestedpendingoperations/nestedpendingoperations.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// emptyUniquePodName is a UniquePodName for empty string.
-	emptyUniquePodName types.UniquePodName = types.UniquePodName("")
+	// EmptyUniquePodName is a UniquePodName for empty string.
+	EmptyUniquePodName types.UniquePodName = types.UniquePodName("")
 
-	// emptyUniqueVolumeName is a UniqueVolumeName for empty string
-	emptyUniqueVolumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName = v1.UniqueVolumeName("")
+	// EmptyUniqueVolumeName is a UniqueVolumeName for empty string
+	EmptyUniqueVolumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName = v1.UniqueVolumeName("")
 )
 
 // NestedPendingOperations defines the supported set of operations.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (grm *nestedPendingOperations) isOperationExists(
 	podName types.UniquePodName) (bool, int) {
 
 	// If volumeName is empty, operation can be executed concurrently
-	if volumeName == emptyUniqueVolumeName {
+	if volumeName == EmptyUniqueVolumeName {
 		return false, -1
 	}
 
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func (grm *nestedPendingOperations) isOperationExists(
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if previousOp.podName != emptyUniquePodName &&
-			podName != emptyUniquePodName &&
+		if previousOp.podName != EmptyUniquePodName &&
+			podName != EmptyUniquePodName &&
 			previousOp.podName != podName {
 			// No match, keep searching
 			continue
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (grm *nestedPendingOperations) Wait() {
 func getOperationName(
 	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName types.UniquePodName) string {
 	podNameStr := ""
-	if podName != emptyUniquePodName {
+	if podName != EmptyUniquePodName {
 		podNameStr = fmt.Sprintf(" (%q)", podName)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
index 1c9b91bfe3c..b301365df72 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (oe *operationExecutor) MountVolume(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	podName := volumetypes.UniquePodName("")
+	podName := nestedpendingoperations.EmptyUniquePodName
 	// TODO: remove this -- not necessary
 	if !volumeToMount.PluginIsAttachable {
 		// Non-attachable volume plugins can execute mount for multiple pods