diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
index 6c6e0230731..9fb88c55a78 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_util.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ const (
 	// 'iscsiadm' error code stating that a session is logged in
 	// See https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/blob/7d121d12ad6ba7783308c25ffd338a9fa0cc402b/include/iscsi_err.h#L37-L38
 	iscsiadmErrorSessExists = 15
+
+	// iscsiadm exit code for "session could not be found"
+	exit_ISCSI_ERR_SESS_NOT_FOUND = 2
+	// iscsiadm exit code for "no records/targets/sessions/portals found to execute operation on."
+	exit_ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND = 21
 )
 
 var (
@@ -723,14 +728,18 @@ func (util *ISCSIUtil) detachISCSIDisk(exec mount.Exec, portals []string, iqn, i
 		}
 		klog.Infof("iscsi: log out target %s iqn %s iface %s", portal, iqn, iface)
 		out, err := exec.Run("iscsiadm", logoutArgs...)
+		err = ignoreExitCodes(err, exit_ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND, exit_ISCSI_ERR_SESS_NOT_FOUND)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("iscsi: failed to detach disk Error: %s", string(out))
+			return err
 		}
 		// Delete the node record
 		klog.Infof("iscsi: delete node record target %s iqn %s", portal, iqn)
 		out, err = exec.Run("iscsiadm", deleteArgs...)
+		err = ignoreExitCodes(err, exit_ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND, exit_ISCSI_ERR_SESS_NOT_FOUND)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("iscsi: failed to delete node record Error: %s", string(out))
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	// Delete the iface after all sessions have logged out
@@ -738,8 +747,10 @@ func (util *ISCSIUtil) detachISCSIDisk(exec mount.Exec, portals []string, iqn, i
 	if initiatorName != "" && found && iface == (portals[0]+":"+volName) {
 		deleteArgs := []string{"-m", "iface", "-I", iface, "-o", "delete"}
 		out, err := exec.Run("iscsiadm", deleteArgs...)
+		err = ignoreExitCodes(err, exit_ISCSI_ERR_NO_OBJS_FOUND, exit_ISCSI_ERR_SESS_NOT_FOUND)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("iscsi: failed to delete iface Error: %s", string(out))
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -933,3 +944,17 @@ func getVolCount(dir, portal, iqn string) (int, error) {
 
 	return counter, nil
 }
+
+func ignoreExitCodes(err error, ignoredExitCodes ...int) error {
+	exitError, ok := err.(utilexec.ExitError)
+	if !ok {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, code := range ignoredExitCodes {
+		if exitError.ExitStatus() == code {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("ignored iscsiadm exit code %d", code)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}