diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 2d053d18676..1e45303e824 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public class AccountManagerImpl implements AccountManager, AccountService, Manag
             Long domainId = account.getDomainId();
             while (domainId != null) {
                 ResourceLimitVO domainLimit = _resourceLimitDao.findByDomainIdAndType(domainId, type);
-                if (domainLimit != null) {
+                if (domainLimit != null && domainLimit.getMax().longValue() != -1) {
                     long domainCount = _resourceCountDao.getDomainCount(domainId, type);
                     if ((domainCount + numResources) > domainLimit.getMax().longValue()) {
                         return true;