diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index bcaff11072..039c91054a 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
         """Retrieve the power state for the given instance."""
         LOG.debug('Checking state', instance=instance)
         try:
-            return self.driver.get_info(instance).state
+            return self.driver.get_info(instance, use_cache=False).state
         except exception.InstanceNotFound:
             return power_state.NOSTATE
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
index 258ba8a82a..df5f17dbff 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -1168,8 +1168,9 @@ class ComputeManagerUnitTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             mock_finish.assert_called_once_with(self.context, instance,
                                                 [], [], power_on)
             mock_save.assert_called_once_with()
-            mock_get_info.assert_has_calls([mock.call(instance),
-                                            mock.call(instance)])
+            mock_get_info.assert_has_calls(
+                [mock.call(instance, use_cache=False),
+                 mock.call(instance, use_cache=False)])
         self.assertIsNone(instance.task_state)
 
     def test_init_instance_reverts_crashed_migration_from_active(self):
@@ -1641,6 +1642,20 @@ class ComputeManagerUnitTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             self.compute.stop_instance.assert_has_calls([call])
             self.assertIsNone(init_return)
 
+    def test_get_power_state(self):
+        instance = objects.Instance(self.context)
+        instance.uuid = uuids.instance
+        instance.id = 1
+        instance.vm_state = vm_states.STOPPED
+        instance.task_state = None
+        instance.host = self.compute.host
+        with mock.patch.object(self.compute.driver, 'get_info') as mock_info:
+            mock_info.return_value = hardware.InstanceInfo(
+                state=power_state.SHUTDOWN)
+            res = self.compute._get_power_state(self.context, instance)
+            mock_info.assert_called_once_with(instance, use_cache=False)
+            self.assertEqual(res, power_state.SHUTDOWN)
+
     @mock.patch('nova.objects.InstanceList.get_by_filters')
     def test_get_instances_on_driver(self, mock_instance_list):
         driver_instances = []