diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index f0d873c9b65..f9a5238d5a2 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -7066,6 +7066,14 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
         }
         
         if (networkId != null) {
+            Network network = _networksDao.findById(networkId);
+            if (network == null) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Invalid network id is given");
+            }
+            
+            if (network.getVpcId() != null) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Specify vpcId to associate ip address to VPC");
+            }
             return associateIPToGuestNetwork(ipId, networkId);
         }