diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
index f4c47ed9c49..d24009ddbe8 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
@@ -528,8 +528,9 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl implements VpcManager, Manager{
 
         // Validate vpc offering
         VpcOfferingVO vpcOff = _vpcOffDao.findById(vpcOffId);
-        if (vpcOff == null) {
-            InvalidParameterValueException ex = new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find vpc offering by specified id");
+        if (vpcOff == null || vpcOff.getState() != State.Enabled) {
+            InvalidParameterValueException ex = new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find vpc offering in " + State.Enabled +
+                    " state by specified id");
             ex.addProxyObject("vpc_offerings", vpcOffId, "vpcOfferingId");
             throw ex;
         }