diff --git a/inc/ocf_mngt.h b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
index 08037e6..0109ff8 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_mngt.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ struct ocf_mngt_core_config {
 	 */
 	uint8_t volume_type;
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Optional opaque volume parameters, passed down to core volume
+         * open callback
+         */
+        void *volume_params;
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Add core to pool if cache isn't present or add core to
 	 *	earlier loaded cache
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index 80490ce..3b2dc3f 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ struct ocf_cache_attach_context {
 		bool device_alloc : 1;
 			/*!< data structure allocated */
 
-		bool volume_stored : 1;
-			/*!< underlying device volume is stored in contex */
-
 		bool volume_inited : 1;
 			/*!< underlying device volume is initialized */
 
@@ -895,8 +892,14 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_attach_cache_device(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 
 	context->flags.device_alloc = true;
 
-	ocf_volume_move(&cache->device->volume, device_cfg->volume);
+	ret = ocf_volume_init(&cache->device->volume, device_cfg->volume->type,
+			NULL, false);
+	if (ret)
+		OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
+
 	context->flags.volume_inited = true;
+
+	ocf_volume_move(&cache->device->volume, device_cfg->volume);
 	cache->device->volume.cache = cache;
 
 	/*
@@ -1911,8 +1914,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_attach_handle_error(
 
 	if (context->flags.volume_inited)
 		ocf_volume_deinit(&cache->device->volume);
-	else
-		ocf_volume_deinit(context->cfg.device.volume);
 
 	if (context->flags.front_volume_opened)
 		ocf_volume_close(&cache->device->front_volume);
@@ -2460,9 +2461,15 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_activate_set_cache_device(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = ocf_volume_init(&cache->device->volume, device_cfg->volume->type,
+			NULL, false);
+	if (ret)
+		OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
+
+	context->flags.volume_inited = true;
+
 	ocf_volume_move(&cache->device->volume, device_cfg->volume);
 	cache->device->volume.cache = cache;
-	context->flags.volume_inited = true;
 
 	ret = ocf_volume_open(&cache->device->volume,
 			device_cfg->volume_params);
@@ -2581,11 +2588,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_activate_handle_error(
 
 	if (context->flags.volume_inited)
 		ocf_volume_deinit(&cache->device->volume);
-	else
-		ocf_volume_deinit(context->cfg.device.volume);
-
-	if (context->flags.volume_stored)
-		ocf_volume_move(&cache->device->volume, &context->cache_volume);
 
 	if (context->flags.metadata_frozen)
 		ocf_refcnt_unfreeze(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
@@ -2613,12 +2615,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate_finish(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_destroy(cache->stop_pipeline);
 	cache->stop_pipeline = stop_pipeline;
 
-	if (context->flags.volume_stored) {
-		if (context->cache_volume.opened)
-			ocf_volume_close(&context->cache_volume);
-		ocf_volume_deinit(&context->cache_volume);
-	}
-
 out:
 	context->cmpl(context->cache, context->priv1, context->priv2, error);
 
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
index 32dd58d..ea2f479 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static void ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_insert(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 			OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, result);
 	}
 
-	result = ocf_volume_open(volume, NULL);
+	result = ocf_volume_open(volume, cfg->volume_params);
 	if (result)
 		OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, result);
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/core.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/core.py
index 0ea11e4..f1fdf96 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/core.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright(c) 2019-2022 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class CoreConfig(Structure):
         ("_name", c_char * MAX_CORE_NAME_SIZE),
         ("_uuid", Uuid),
         ("_volume_type", c_uint8),
+        ("_volume_params", c_void_p),
         ("_try_add", c_bool),
         ("_seq_cutoff_threshold", c_uint32),
         ("_seq_cutoff_promotion_count", c_uint32),