diff --git a/inc/ocf_err.h b/inc/ocf_err.h
index 9af69b1..68d6a05 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_err.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_err.h
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	/** Invalid operation for cache in standby state. */
 	OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY,
 
+	/** Size of core volume doesn't match the size stored in cache metadata */
+	OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH,
+
 	/** Operation invalid with cache drive atatched in failover standby */
 	OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED,
 
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index e1ffe3a..e42ab8d 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	int ret = -1;
 	uint64_t hd_lines = 0;
 	uint64_t length;
+	ocf_error_t error = -OCF_ERR_START_CACHE_FAIL;
 
 	OCF_ASSERT_PLUGGED(cache);
 
@@ -435,10 +436,11 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 
 		length = ocf_volume_get_length(&core->volume);
 		if (length != core->conf_meta->length) {
-			ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err,
+			ocf_core_log(core, log_err,
 					"Size of core volume doesn't match with"
 					" the size stored in cache metadata!");
-			goto err;
+			error = -OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH;	
+			goto err;	
 		}
 
 		hd_lines = ocf_bytes_2_lines(cache, length);
@@ -455,7 +457,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_add_cores(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 err:
 	_ocf_mngt_close_all_uninitialized_cores(context);
 
-	OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_START_CACHE_FAIL);
+	OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, error);
 }
 
 typedef void (*ocf_mngt_rebuild_metadata_end_t)(void *priv, int error);
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
index 64f30b7..ac8d306 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void ocf_mngt_cache_try_add_core_insert(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err,
 				"Size of core volume doesn't match with"
 				" the size stored in cache metadata!\n");
-		result = -OCF_ERR_CORE_NOT_AVAIL;
+		result = -OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH;
 		goto error_after_open;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
index 51ef230..27c4c08 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class OcfErrorCode(IntEnum):
     OCF_ERR_METADATA_LAYOUT_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY = auto()
+    OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED = auto()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
index c983c60..8384742 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ class Volume(Structure):
     def get_length(self):
         return self.size
 
+    def resize(self, size):
+        self.size = size
+        self.data = create_string_buffer(int(self.size))
+        memset(self.data, self.VOLUME_POISON, self.size)
+        self._storage = cast(self.data, c_void_p)
+
     def get_max_io_size(self):
         return S.from_KiB(128)
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/tests/management/test_add_remove.py b/tests/functional/tests/management/test_add_remove.py
index d071989..95cfc32 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests/management/test_add_remove.py
+++ b/tests/functional/tests/management/test_add_remove.py
@@ -313,3 +313,69 @@ def _io_to_core(exported_obj: Core, data: Data):
     completion.wait()
 
     assert completion.results["err"] == 0, "IO to exported object completion"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cache_mode", CacheMode)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cls", CacheLineSize)
+def test_try_add_with_changed_core_size(pyocf_ctx, cache_mode, cls):
+    """
+    Test changing volume size before load
+    :param pyocf_ctx: basic pyocf context fixture
+    :param cm: cache mode we start with
+    :param cls: cache line size we start with
+    """
+    # Start cache device
+    cache_device = Volume(S.from_MiB(50))
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(
+        cache_device, cache_mode=cache_mode, cache_line_size=cls
+    )
+
+    # Add core to cache
+    core_device = Volume(S.from_MiB(10))
+    core = Core.using_device(core_device)
+    cache.add_core(core)
+
+    # Stop cache
+    cache.stop()
+
+    # Change core device size
+    core_device.resize(S.from_MiB(12))
+
+    # Load cache with changed core size
+    cache = Cache.load_from_device(cache_device, open_cores=False)
+    core = Core(device=core_device, try_add=True)
+
+    with pytest.raises(OcfError, match="OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH"):
+        cache.add_core(core)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cache_mode", CacheMode)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("cls", CacheLineSize)
+def test_load_with_changed_core_size(pyocf_ctx, cache_mode, cls):
+    """
+    Test changing volume size before load
+    :param pyocf_ctx: basic pyocf context fixture
+    :param cm: cache mode we start with
+    :param cls: cache line size we start with
+    """
+    # Start cache device
+    cache_device = Volume(S.from_MiB(50))
+    cache = Cache.start_on_device(
+        cache_device, cache_mode=cache_mode, cache_line_size=cls
+    )
+
+    # Add core to cache
+    core_device = Volume(S.from_MiB(10))
+    core = Core.using_device(core_device)
+    cache.add_core(core)
+
+    # Stop cache
+    cache.stop()
+
+    # Change core device size
+    core_device.resize(S.from_MiB(12))
+
+    # Load cache with changed core size
+    with pytest.raises(OcfError, match="OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH"):
+        cache = Cache.load_from_device(cache_device)