diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 2d256a987bc..654f45e8a6d 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl implements AccountManager, AccountService, Manag
             // Check account limits
             long accountLimit = findCorrectResourceLimit(account.getId(), type);
             long potentialCount = _resourceCountDao.getAccountCount(account.getId(), type) + numResources;
-            if (potentialCount > accountLimit) {
+            if (accountLimit != -1 && potentialCount > accountLimit) {
                 return true;
             }