diff --git a/pkg/cluster/volumes.go b/pkg/cluster/volumes.go
index fca31b559..10309891d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/volumes.go
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncVolumes() error {
 func (c *Cluster) syncUnderlyingEBSVolume() error {
 	c.logger.Infof("starting to sync EBS volume: type, iops, throughput and size")
 
+	var err error
+
 	targetValue := c.Spec.Volume
+	newSize, err := resource.ParseQuantity(targetValue.Size)
+	targetSize := quantityToGigabyte(newSize)
 
 	awsGp3 := aws.String("gp3")
+	awsIo2 := aws.String("io2")
+
+	errors := []string{}
 
 	for _, volume := range c.EBSVolumes {
 		var modifyIops *int64
@@ -85,9 +92,17 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncUnderlyingEBSVolume() error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if targetSize > volume.Size {
+			modifySize = &targetSize
+		}
+
 		if modifyIops != nil || modifyThroughput != nil || modifySize != nil {
 			if modifyThroughput != nil || modifyIops != nil {
+				// we default to gp3 if iops and throughput are configured
 				modifyType = awsGp3
+				if targetValue.VolumeType == "io2" {
+					modifyType = awsIo2
+				}
 			} else if targetValue.VolumeType == "gp3" && volume.VolumeType != "gp3" {
 				modifyType = awsGp3
 			} else {
@@ -95,10 +110,20 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncUnderlyingEBSVolume() error {
 				modifyType = nil
 			}
 
-			err = c.VolumeResizer.ModifyVolume(volume.VolumeID, modifyType, volume.Size, 3000, 125)
-
+			err = c.VolumeResizer.ModifyVolume(volume.VolumeID, modifyType, &volume.Size, modifyIops, modifyThroughput)
+			if err != nil {
+				errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("modify volume failed: volume=%s size=%d iops=%d throughput=%d", volume.VolumeID, volume.Size, volume.Iops, volume.Throughput))
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		for _, s := range errors {
+			c.logger.Warningf(s)
+		}
+		// c.logger.Errorf("failed to modify %d of %d volumes", len(c.EBSVolumes), len(errors))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) populateVolumeMetaData() error {
@@ -446,10 +471,13 @@ func (c *Cluster) executeEBSMigration() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	var i3000 int64 = 3000
+	var i125 int64 = 125
+
 	for _, volume := range awsVolumes {
 		if volume.VolumeType == "gp2" && volume.Size < c.OpConfig.EnableEBSGp3MigrationMaxSize {
 			c.logger.Infof("modifying EBS volume %s to type gp3 migration (%d)", volume.VolumeID, volume.Size)
-			err = c.VolumeResizer.ModifyVolume(volume.VolumeID, "gp3", volume.Size, 3000, 125)
+			err = c.VolumeResizer.ModifyVolume(volume.VolumeID, aws.String("gp3"), &volume.Size, &i3000, &i125)
 			if nil != err {
 				c.logger.Warningf("modifying volume %s failed: %v", volume.VolumeID, err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/util/volumes/ebs.go b/pkg/util/volumes/ebs.go
index 17016fb09..eba2e98b4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/volumes/ebs.go
+++ b/pkg/util/volumes/ebs.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (r *EBSVolumeResizer) ResizeVolume(volumeID string, newSize int64) error {
 }
 
 // ModifyVolume Modify EBS volume
-func (r *EBSVolumeResizer) ModifyVolume(volumeID string, newType string, newSize int64, iops int64, throughput int64) error {
+func (r *EBSVolumeResizer) ModifyVolume(volumeID string, newType *string, newSize *int64, iops *int64, throughput *int64) error {
 	/* first check if the volume is already of a requested size */
 	volumeOutput, err := r.connection.DescribeVolumes(&ec2.DescribeVolumesInput{VolumeIds: []*string{&volumeID}})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (r *EBSVolumeResizer) ModifyVolume(volumeID string, newType string, newSize
 		return fmt.Errorf("describe volume %q returned information about a non-matching volume %q", volumeID, *vol.VolumeId)
 	}
 
-	input := ec2.ModifyVolumeInput{Size: &newSize, VolumeId: &volumeID, VolumeType: &newType, Iops: &iops, Throughput: &throughput}
+	input := ec2.ModifyVolumeInput{Size: newSize, VolumeId: &volumeID, VolumeType: newType, Iops: iops, Throughput: throughput}
 	output, err := r.connection.ModifyVolume(&input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not modify persistent volume: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/util/volumes/volumes.go b/pkg/util/volumes/volumes.go
index 9b44c0d00..556729dc4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/volumes/volumes.go
+++ b/pkg/util/volumes/volumes.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type VolumeResizer interface {
 	GetProviderVolumeID(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) (string, error)
 	ExtractVolumeID(volumeID string) (string, error)
 	ResizeVolume(providerVolumeID string, newSize int64) error
-	ModifyVolume(providerVolumeID string, newType string, newSize int64, iops int64, throughput int64) error
+	ModifyVolume(providerVolumeID string, newType *string, newSize *int64, iops *int64, throughput *int64) error
 	DisconnectFromProvider() error
 	DescribeVolumes(providerVolumesID []string) ([]VolumeProperties, error)
 }