diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/UserVmDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/UserVmDaoImpl.java
index 7e1647b99a7..49604c277ee 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/UserVmDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/UserVmDaoImpl.java
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ public class UserVmDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<UserVmVO, Long> implements Use
             NicDao _nicDao = ComponentLocator.getLocator("management-server").getDao(NicDao.class);
             SearchBuilder<NicVO> nicSearch = _nicDao.createSearchBuilder();
             nicSearch.and("networkId", nicSearch.entity().getNetworkId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
+            nicSearch.and("ip4Address", nicSearch.entity().getIp4Address(), SearchCriteria.Op.NNULL);
 
             AccountDataCenterVirtualSearch = createSearchBuilder();
             AccountDataCenterVirtualSearch.and("account", AccountDataCenterVirtualSearch.entity().getAccountId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);