diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 52357fa4044..7fad397e560 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -589,8 +589,12 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
 
     @Override
     public boolean start() {
-        _executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new NetworkUsageTask(), _routerStatsInterval, _routerStatsInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-        _checkExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new CheckRouterTask(), _checkRouterInterval, _checkRouterInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    	if (_routerStatsInterval > 0){
+    		_executor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new NetworkUsageTask(), _routerStatsInterval, _routerStatsInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    	}else{
+    		s_logger.debug("router.stats.interval - " + _routerStatsInterval+ " so not scheduling the router stats thread");
+    	}
+    	_checkExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new CheckRouterTask(), _checkRouterInterval, _checkRouterInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS);    	
         return true;
     }