diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpn/UpdateVpnCustomerGatewayCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpn/UpdateVpnCustomerGatewayCmd.java
index cb8fb9ceae4..c7ce4e50c91 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpn/UpdateVpnCustomerGatewayCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpn/UpdateVpnCustomerGatewayCmd.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class UpdateVpnCustomerGatewayCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     public Boolean getEncap() { return encap; }
 
     public boolean getSplitConnections() {
-        return splitConnections;
+        return null == splitConnections ? false : splitConnections;
     }
 
     public String getIkeVersion() {