diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/network/Networks.java b/api/src/com/cloud/network/Networks.java
index a164c68d5c1..9286ece6d51 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/network/Networks.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/network/Networks.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class Networks {
         
         public <T> URI toUri(T value) {
             try {
-            	assert(this!=Vlan || value.getClass().isAssignableFrom(Integer.class)) : "Why are you putting non integer into vlan url";
+            	//assert(this!=Vlan || value.getClass().isAssignableFrom(Integer.class)) : "Why are you putting non integer into vlan url";
                 return new URI(scheme + "://" + value.toString());
             } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                 throw new CloudRuntimeException("Unable to convert to isolation type URI: " + value);