diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 73d366ba31e5..f73e2180f333 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -858,10 +858,7 @@ static int zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_common(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 		if (fc_host_port_type(adapter->scsi_host) == FC_PORTTYPE_PTP)
 			return zfcp_erp_open_ptp_port(act);
 		if (!port->d_id) {
-			zfcp_port_get(port);
-			if (!queue_work(adapter->work_queue,
-					&port->gid_pn_work))
-				zfcp_port_put(port);
+			zfcp_fc_trigger_did_lookup(port);
 			return ZFCP_ERP_EXIT;
 		}
 		return zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_port(act);
@@ -869,12 +866,11 @@ static int zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_common(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 	case ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_OPENING:
 		/* D_ID might have changed during open */
 		if (p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN) {
-			if (port->d_id)
-				return ZFCP_ERP_SUCCEEDED;
-			else {
-				act->step = ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_CLOSING;
-				return ZFCP_ERP_CONTINUES;
+			if (!port->d_id) {
+				zfcp_fc_trigger_did_lookup(port);
+				return ZFCP_ERP_EXIT;
 			}
+			return ZFCP_ERP_SUCCEEDED;
 		}
 		if (port->d_id && !(p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_NOESC)) {
 			port->d_id = 0;
@@ -889,19 +885,21 @@ static int zfcp_erp_port_strategy_open_common(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 static int zfcp_erp_port_strategy(struct zfcp_erp_action *erp_action)
 {
 	struct zfcp_port *port = erp_action->port;
+	int p_status = atomic_read(&port->status);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_NOESC)
+	if ((p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_NOESC) &&
+	    !(p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN))
 		goto close_init_done;
 
 	switch (erp_action->step) {
 	case ZFCP_ERP_STEP_UNINITIALIZED:
 		zfcp_erp_port_strategy_clearstati(port);
-		if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN)
+		if (p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN)
 			return zfcp_erp_port_strategy_close(erp_action);
 		break;
 
 	case ZFCP_ERP_STEP_PORT_CLOSING:
-		if (atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN)
+		if (p_status & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_OPEN)
 			return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
index 629edec70405..b3f28deb4505 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ extern int zfcp_fc_scan_ports(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void _zfcp_fc_scan_ports_later(struct work_struct *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_incoming_els(struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup(struct work_struct *);
+extern void zfcp_fc_trigger_did_lookup(struct zfcp_port *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_plogi_evaluate(struct zfcp_port *, struct fsf_plogi *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_test_link(struct zfcp_port *);
 extern void zfcp_fc_link_test_work(struct work_struct *);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
index 722f22de8753..df23bcead23d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
@@ -360,6 +360,17 @@ void zfcp_fc_port_did_lookup(struct work_struct *work)
 	zfcp_port_put(port);
 }
 
+/**
+ * zfcp_fc_trigger_did_lookup - trigger the d_id lookup using a GID_PN request
+ * @port: The zfcp_port to lookup the d_id for.
+ */
+void zfcp_fc_trigger_did_lookup(struct zfcp_port *port)
+{
+	zfcp_port_get(port);
+	if (!queue_work(port->adapter->work_queue, &port->gid_pn_work))
+		zfcp_port_put(port);
+}
+
 /**
  * zfcp_fc_plogi_evaluate - evaluate PLOGI playload
  * @port: zfcp_port structure