diff --git a/qubes/storage/file.py b/qubes/storage/file.py
index 98f4ce12..7b8e7979 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/file.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/file.py
@@ -329,20 +329,26 @@ class FileVolume(qubes.storage.Volume):
             raise qubes.storage.StoragePoolException(msg)
 
         if self._is_snapshot:
-            self.path = os.path.join(self.dir_path, self.source + '.img')
             img_name = self.source + '-cow.img'
             self.path_source_cow = os.path.join(self.dir_path, img_name)
-            img_name = self.vid + '-cow.img'
-            self.path_cow = os.path.join(self.dir_path, img_name)
         elif self._is_volume or self._is_volatile:
-            self.path = os.path.join(self.dir_path, self.vid + '.img')
+            pass
         elif self._is_origin:
-            self.path = os.path.join(self.dir_path, self.vid + '.img')
-            img_name = self.vid + '-cow.img'
-            self.path_cow = os.path.join(self.dir_path, img_name)
+            pass
         else:
             assert False, 'This should not happen'
 
+    @property
+    def path(self):
+        if self._is_snapshot:
+            return os.path.join(self.dir_path, self.source + '.img')
+        return os.path.join(self.dir_path, self.vid + '.img')
+
+    @property
+    def path_cow(self):
+        img_name = self.vid + '-cow.img'
+        return os.path.join(self.dir_path, img_name)
+
     def verify(self):
         ''' Verifies the volume. '''
         if not os.path.exists(self.path) and not self._is_volatile:
diff --git a/qubes/storage/lvm.py b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
index 05cec116..a3193063 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/lvm.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
@@ -362,12 +362,15 @@ class ThinVolume(qubes.storage.Volume):
             msg = msg.format(self.name)
             raise qubes.storage.StoragePoolException(msg)
 
-        self.path = '/dev/' + self.vid
         if self.snap_on_start:
             self._vid_snap = self.vid + '-snap'
 
         self._size = size
 
+    @property
+    def path(self):
+        return '/dev/' + self.vid
+
     @property
     def revisions(self):
         path = self.path + '-back'