diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 831a3b997..0e34a6bc5 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ c.add_invalid("--connect %(URI-TEST-FULL)s -o test-clone-simple -n newvm --file
 c.add_invalid("--connect %(URI-TEST-REMOTE)s -o test-clone-simple --auto-clone --file /dev/default-pool/testvol9.img --check all=off", grep="Clone onto existing storage volume")  # hit a specific error message
 c.add_invalid("--connect %(URI-TEST-FULL)s -o test-clone-full --auto-clone", grep="not enough free space")  # catch failure of clone path setting
 c.add_invalid(_CLONE_NET_HTTP + " --auto-clone", grep="'http' is not cloneable")
-c.add_invalid(_CLONE_NET_RBD + " --auto-clone", grep="'rbd' requires managed storage")  # connection doesn't have the referenced rbd volume
 c.add_invalid(_CLONE_NET_RBD + " --connect %(URI-TEST-FULL)s --auto-clone", grep="Cloning rbd volumes is not yet supported")
 
 
diff --git a/virtinst/cloner.py b/virtinst/cloner.py
index 1fdffa2a4..34a702f91 100644
--- a/virtinst/cloner.py
+++ b/virtinst/cloner.py
@@ -177,17 +177,14 @@ def _get_cloneable_msg(disk):
 
     if disk.type == "network":
         proto = disk.source.protocol
-        if proto not in ["rbd"]:
-            return _("Disk network type '%s' is not cloneable.") % proto
-        disk.set_backend_for_existing_path()
-        if not disk.get_vol_object():
-            return _("Cloning disk network type '%s' requires "
-                     "managed storage.") % proto
-        else:
+        if proto == "rbd":
             # This case, rbd with managed storage, is implementable. It
             # requires open coding a bunch of work in cloner, or reworking
             # other disk code to add unique URIs for rbd volumes and pools
-            return _("Cloning rbd volumes is not yet supported.")
+            return (
+                _("Cloning rbd volumes is not yet supported.") +
+                " https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/issues/177")
+        return _("Disk network type '%s' is not cloneable.") % proto
 
 
 def _get_shareable_msg(disk):