diff --git a/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go b/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
index acc121cfb..6f962fdc9 100644
--- a/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/hostpath/controllerserver.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (cs *controllerServer) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVol
 			volumeSource := req.VolumeContentSource
 			switch volumeSource.Type.(type) {
 			case *csi.VolumeContentSource_Snapshot:
-				if volumeSource.GetSnapshot() != nil && exVol.ParentSnapID != volumeSource.GetSnapshot().GetSnapshotId() {
+				if volumeSource.GetSnapshot() != nil && exVol.ParentSnapID != "" && exVol.ParentSnapID != volumeSource.GetSnapshot().GetSnapshotId() {
 					return nil, status.Error(codes.AlreadyExists, "existing volume source snapshot id not matching")
 				}
 			case *csi.VolumeContentSource_Volume:
diff --git a/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go b/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
index f7db55e73..d01e88516 100644
--- a/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
+++ b/pkg/hostpath/hostpath.go
@@ -218,9 +218,16 @@ func createHostpathVolume(volID, name string, cap int64, volAccessType accessTyp
 		executor := utilexec.New()
 		size := fmt.Sprintf("%dM", cap/mib)
 		// Create a block file.
-		out, err := executor.Command("fallocate", "-l", size, path).CombinedOutput()
+		_, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create block device: %v, %v", err, string(out))
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				out, err := executor.Command("fallocate", "-l", size, path).CombinedOutput()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create block device: %v, %v", err, string(out))
+				}
+			} else {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat block device: %v, %v", path, err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Associate block file with the loop device.
@@ -335,6 +342,7 @@ func loadFromSnapshot(size int64, snapshotId, destPath string, mode accessType)
 	default:
 		return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "unknown accessType: %d", mode)
 	}
+
 	executor := utilexec.New()
 	out, err := executor.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:]...).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {