diff --git a/ceph-rgw/Chart.yaml b/ceph-rgw/Chart.yaml
index 25c022d4e..ede3cce8c 100644
--- a/ceph-rgw/Chart.yaml
+++ b/ceph-rgw/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ apiVersion: v1
 appVersion: v1.0.0
 description: OpenStack-Helm Ceph RadosGW
 name: ceph-rgw
-version: 0.1.9
+version: 0.1.10
 home: https://github.com/ceph/ceph
 ...
diff --git a/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_create-rgw-placement-targets.sh.tpl b/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_create-rgw-placement-targets.sh.tpl
index 50d5ff4f3..0fb7af807 100644
--- a/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_create-rgw-placement-targets.sh.tpl
+++ b/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_create-rgw-placement-targets.sh.tpl
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_EXISTS=$(radosgw-admin zonegroup placement get --placement-
 if [[ -z "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_EXISTS" ]]; then
   create_rgw_placement_target "$RGW_ZONEGROUP" "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET"
   add_rgw_zone_placement "$RGW_ZONE" "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET" "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_DATA_POOL" "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_INDEX_POOL" "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_DATA_EXTRA_POOL"
+  RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_EXISTS=$(radosgw-admin zonegroup placement get --placement-id "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET" 2>/dev/null || true)
 fi
 if [[ -n "$RGW_PLACEMENT_TARGET_EXISTS" ]] &&
    [[ "true" == "$RGW_DELETE_PLACEMENT_TARGET" ]]; then
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ceph-rgw.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ceph-rgw.yaml
index c4b428fb4..95e6ebe9e 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/ceph-rgw.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ceph-rgw.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ ceph-rgw:
   - 0.1.7 Use ca cert for helm tests
   - 0.1.8 Add placement target delete support to RGW
   - 0.1.9 Use full image ref for docker official images
+  - 0.1.10 Fix a bug in placement target deletion for new targets
 ...