diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpn/Site2SiteVpnManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpn/Site2SiteVpnManagerImpl.java
index aebc87174850..7fd3473a85f4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpn/Site2SiteVpnManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/vpn/Site2SiteVpnManagerImpl.java
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ public Site2SiteVpnConnection resetVpnConnection(ResetVpnConnectionCmd cmd) thro
         _accountMgr.checkAccess(caller, null, false, conn);
 
         if (conn.getState() == State.Pending) {
-            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("VPN connection " + id + " cannot be reseted when state is Pending!");
+            conn.setState(State.Disconnected);
         }
-        if (conn.getState() == State.Connected || conn.getState() == State.Error) {
+        if (conn.getState() == State.Connected || conn.getState() == State.Error || conn.getState() == State.Disconnected) {
             stopVpnConnection(id);
         }
         startVpnConnection(id);