diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
index 3447662b2bd..0dc11643ba9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDispatcher.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ApiDispatcher {
 
             final BaseAsyncCmd asyncCmd = (BaseAsyncCmd)cmd;
             final String startEventId = params.get(ApiConstants.CTX_START_EVENT_ID);
-            ctx.setStartEventId(Long.valueOf(startEventId));
+            ctx.setStartEventId(Long.parseLong(startEventId));
 
             // Synchronise job on the object if needed
             if (asyncCmd.getJob() != null && asyncCmd.getSyncObjId() != null && asyncCmd.getSyncObjType() != null) {