diff --git a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
index 8c0466fbfa7..5b1c07dd220 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ public class NetworkVO implements Network {
         this.strechedL2Network = strechedL2Network;
     }
 
-    public void setVpcId(long vpcId) {
+    public void setVpcId(Long vpcId) {
         this.vpcId = vpcId;
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
index 62c6da1148d..c8ebfedfaa9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
             // A more permanent solution would be to define a type of 'gatewaynetwork'
             // so that handling code is not mixed between the two
             NetworkVO gatewaynet = _ntwkDao.findById(privateNtwk.getId());
-            gatewaynet.setVpcId(vpcId);
+            gatewaynet.setVpcId(null);
             _ntwkDao.persist(gatewaynet);
         }