diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateVolumeCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateVolumeCmd.java
index 75f76d238ec..9e63a551ee4 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateVolumeCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateVolumeCmd.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class CreateVolumeCmd extends BaseCmd {
             	
             	//this is the case of creating var size vol with private disk offering
             	List<DiskOfferingVO> privateTemplateList = getManagementServer().findPrivateDiskOffering();
-            	diskOfferingId = privateTemplateList.get(0).getId(); //we use this id for creating volume
+            	diskOfferingId = privateTemplateList.get(0).getId(); //we use this id for creating volume, randomly tagging it to a pool with an offering
             }
         } 
         else 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
index 3a5e02187d3..01f4b41724b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
@@ -7100,14 +7100,7 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
     	if (numGibibytes > _maxVolumeSizeInGb) {
         	throw new InvalidParameterValueException("The maximum allowed size for a disk is " + _maxVolumeSizeInGb + " Gb.");
         }
-    	
-    	if(numGibibytes==0){
-    		List<DiskOfferingVO> existingOffering = _diskOfferingDao.findPrivateDiskOffering();
-    		
-    		if(existingOffering!=null && existingOffering.size()>0)
-    			throw new InternalErrorException("There already exists a private disk offering");
-    	}
-
+   
         return _configMgr.createDiskOffering(userId, domainId, name, description, numGibibytes, tags);
     }