diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
index c5069e33..bc9518dd 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) checkandAddSnapshotFinalizers(snapshot
 // If there is any problem with the binding (e.g., snapshot points to a non-existent snapshot content), update the snapshot status and emit event.
 func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) syncReadySnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) error {
 	if !utils.IsBoundVolumeSnapshotContentNameSet(snapshot) {
-		return nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("snapshot %s is not bound to a content.", utils.SnapshotKey(snapshot))
 	}
 	obj, found, err := ctrl.contentStore.GetByKey(*snapshot.Status.BoundVolumeSnapshotContentName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/util.go b/pkg/utils/util.go
index 34d8f54c..78866481 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/util.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/util.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func NeedToAddSnapshotAsSourceFinalizer(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
 
 // NeedToAddSnapshotBoundFinalizer checks if a Finalizer needs to be added for the bound volume snapshot.
 func NeedToAddSnapshotBoundFinalizer(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
-	return snapshot.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp == nil && !slice.ContainsString(snapshot.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, VolumeSnapshotBoundFinalizer, nil) && snapshot.Status != nil && snapshot.Status.BoundVolumeSnapshotContentName != nil
+	return snapshot.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp == nil && !slice.ContainsString(snapshot.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, VolumeSnapshotBoundFinalizer, nil) && IsBoundVolumeSnapshotContentNameSet(snapshot)
 }
 
 func deprecationWarning(deprecatedParam, newParam, removalVersion string) string {