diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
index b834bb9080e8b..b190dfb2b97fa 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone.go
@@ -108,47 +108,39 @@ func (pl *VolumeZone) Filter(ctx context.Context, _ *framework.CycleState, pod *
 		}
 		pvcName := volume.PersistentVolumeClaim.ClaimName
 		if pvcName == "" {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, "PersistentVolumeClaim had no name")
+			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "PersistentVolumeClaim had no name")
 		}
 		pvc, err := pl.pvcLister.PersistentVolumeClaims(pod.Namespace).Get(pvcName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, err.Error())
-		}
-
-		if pvc == nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprintf("PersistentVolumeClaim was not found: %q", pvcName))
+			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		pvName := pvc.Spec.VolumeName
 		if pvName == "" {
 			scName := v1helper.GetPersistentVolumeClaimClass(pvc)
 			if len(scName) == 0 {
-				return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprint("PersistentVolumeClaim had no pv name and storageClass name"))
+				return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "PersistentVolumeClaim had no pv name and storageClass name")
 			}
 
-			class, _ := pl.scLister.Get(scName)
-			if class == nil {
-				return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprintf("StorageClass %q claimed by PersistentVolumeClaim %q not found", scName, pvcName))
+			class, err := pl.scLister.Get(scName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
 
 			}
 			if class.VolumeBindingMode == nil {
-				return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprintf("VolumeBindingMode not set for StorageClass %q", scName))
+				return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, fmt.Sprintf("VolumeBindingMode not set for StorageClass %q", scName))
 			}
 			if *class.VolumeBindingMode == storage.VolumeBindingWaitForFirstConsumer {
 				// Skip unbound volumes
 				continue
 			}
 
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprint("PersistentVolume had no name"))
+			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "PersistentVolume had no name")
 		}
 
 		pv, err := pl.pvLister.Get(pvName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, err.Error())
-		}
-
-		if pv == nil {
-			return framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, fmt.Sprintf("PersistentVolume was not found: %q", pvName))
+			return framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		for k, v := range pv.ObjectMeta.Labels {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone_test.go
index 4477e6cb9c0b7..1ec592aed17a7 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumezone/volume_zone_test.go
@@ -413,21 +413,21 @@ func TestWithBinding(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "unbound volume empty storage class",
 			Pod:  createPodWithVolume("pod_1", "vol_1", "PVC_EmptySC"),
 			Node: testNode,
-			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.Error,
+			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable,
 				"PersistentVolumeClaim had no pv name and storageClass name"),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unbound volume no storage class",
 			Pod:  createPodWithVolume("pod_1", "vol_1", "PVC_NoSC"),
 			Node: testNode,
-			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.Error,
-				"StorageClass \"Class_0\" claimed by PersistentVolumeClaim \"PVC_NoSC\" not found"),
+			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable,
+				"unable to find storage class: Class_0"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "unbound volume immediate binding mode",
 			Pod:        createPodWithVolume("pod_1", "vol_1", "PVC_ImmediateSC"),
 			Node:       testNode,
-			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.Error, "VolumeBindingMode not set for StorageClass \"Class_Immediate\""),
+			wantStatus: framework.NewStatus(framework.UnschedulableAndUnresolvable, "VolumeBindingMode not set for StorageClass \"Class_Immediate\""),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "unbound volume wait binding mode",