diff --git a/docs/COLO-FT.txt b/docs/COLO-FT.txt
index 6302469d0e..e2686bb338 100644
--- a/docs/COLO-FT.txt
+++ b/docs/COLO-FT.txt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Secondary:
 { 'execute': 'nbd-server-start',
   'arguments': {'addr': {'type': 'inet', 'data': {'host': 'xx.xx.xx.xx', 'port': '8889'} } }
 }
-{'execute': 'nbd-server-add', 'arguments': {'device': 'secondeary-disk0', 'writable': true } }
+{'execute': 'nbd-server-add', 'arguments': {'device': 'secondary-disk0', 'writable': true } }
 
 Note:
   a. The qmp command nbd-server-start and nbd-server-add must be run
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 8b36e7f184..b261c1e4ce 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ MigrationParameters *qmp_query_migrate_parameters(Error **errp)
  * Return true if we're already in the middle of a migration
  * (i.e. any of the active or setup states)
  */
-static bool migration_is_setup_or_active(int state)
+bool migration_is_setup_or_active(int state)
 {
     switch (state) {
     case MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE:
diff --git a/migration/migration.h b/migration/migration.h
index f7813f8261..e413d4d8b6 100644
--- a/migration/migration.h
+++ b/migration/migration.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ void migrate_fd_error(MigrationState *s, const Error *error);
 
 void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s, Error *error_in);
 
+bool migration_is_setup_or_active(int state);
+
 void migrate_init(MigrationState *s);
 bool migration_is_blocked(Error **errp);
 /* True if outgoing migration has entered postcopy phase */
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 9992af4db4..ef707b8c43 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1327,21 +1327,25 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
     MigrationState *ms = migrate_get_current();
     MigrationStatus status;
 
-    migrate_init(ms);
-
-    ms->to_dst_file = f;
+    if (migration_is_setup_or_active(ms->state) ||
+        ms->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_CANCELLING ||
+        ms->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_COLO) {
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_MIGRATION_ACTIVE);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
 
     if (migration_is_blocked(errp)) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto done;
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
 
     if (migrate_use_block()) {
         error_setg(errp, "Block migration and snapshots are incompatible");
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        goto done;
+        return -EINVAL;
     }
 
+    migrate_init(ms);
+    ms->to_dst_file = f;
+
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
     qemu_savevm_state_header(f);
     qemu_savevm_state_setup(f);
@@ -1363,7 +1367,6 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Error while writing VM state");
     }
 
-done:
     if (ret != 0) {
         status = MIGRATION_STATUS_FAILED;
     } else {
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 0928f4b727..38d4c41d88 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@
 #
 # @reason: describes the reason for the COLO exit.
 #
-# Since: 3.0
+# Since: 3.1
 ##
 { 'struct': 'COLOStatus',
   'data': { 'mode': 'COLOMode', 'reason': 'COLOExitReason' } }
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@
 # -> { "execute": "query-colo-status" }
 # <- { "return": { "mode": "primary", "active": true, "reason": "request" } }
 #
-# Since: 3.0
+# Since: 3.1
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-colo-status',
   'returns': 'COLOStatus' }