diff --git a/pkg/node/volumemgr.go b/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
index d9e36e064..f03c5971d 100644
--- a/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
+++ b/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
@@ -1110,8 +1110,10 @@ func (m *VolumeManager) createEventsForDriveUpdates(updates *driveUpdates) {
 			m.createEventForDriveStatusChange(
 				updDrive.CurrentState, updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Status, updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Status)
 		} else if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Status == apiV1.DriveStatusOffline {
-			if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage == apiV1.DriveUsageRemoved &&
-				updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Usage == apiV1.DriveUsageRemoving {
+			if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage != updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Usage &&
+				updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage != apiV1.DriveUsageReleased &&
+				updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage != apiV1.DriveUsageInUse &&
+				updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage != apiV1.DriveUsageReleasing {
 				m.createEventForMissingDriveRemoved(updDrive.CurrentState)
 			}
 		}