diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/CloudOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/CloudOrchestrator.java
index 7969e43cdc5..fc1b85c0802 100755
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/CloudOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/CloudOrchestrator.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class CloudOrchestrator implements OrchestrationService {
         rootDiskOfferingInfo.setDiskOffering(offering);
         rootDiskOfferingInfo.setSize(rootDiskSize);
 
-        if (offering.isCustomizedIops()) {
+        if (offering.isCustomizedIops() != null && offering.isCustomizedIops()) {
             Map<String, String> userVmDetails = _userVmDetailsDao.listDetailsKeyPairs(vm.getId());
 
             if (userVmDetails != null) {