diff --git a/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/impl/AsyncJobManagerImpl.java b/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/impl/AsyncJobManagerImpl.java
index 9a0c749d3c3..cf7da81fd26 100644
--- a/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/impl/AsyncJobManagerImpl.java
+++ b/framework/jobs/src/org/apache/cloudstack/framework/jobs/impl/AsyncJobManagerImpl.java
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ public class AsyncJobManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AsyncJobManager,
 
                 if (resultObject != null) {
                     job.setResult(resultObject);
+                } else {
+                    job.setResult(null);
                 }
 
                 job.setLastUpdated(DateUtil.currentGMTTime());