diff --git a/qubes/storage/__init__.py b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
index c272d7e3..9a06a09d 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ class Storage(object):
 
     def resize(self, volume, size):
         ''' Resizes volume a read-writable volume '''
+        if isinstance(volume, basestring):
+            volume = self.vm.volumes[volume]
         self.get_pool(volume).resize(volume, size)
 
     def create(self):