diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
index 44fb6765a34..9624c61cb9e 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ public class ApiDispatcher {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    DateFormat format = BaseCmd.INPUT_FORMAT;
-                    format.setLenient(false);
+                    final DateFormat format = BaseCmd.INPUT_FORMAT;
                     synchronized (format) {
+                        format.setLenient(false);
                         field.set(cmdObj, format.parse(paramObj.toString()));
                     }
                 }