diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/AddClusterCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/AddClusterCmd.java
index 2b1daadc786..caa9e89e8de 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/AddClusterCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/AddClusterCmd.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class AddClusterCmd extends BaseCmd {
     private String password;
 
     @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="host_pod_ref")
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.POD_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the Pod ID for the host")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.POD_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="the Pod ID for the host")
     private Long podId;
 
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.URL, type=CommandType.STRING, required=false, description="the URL")
diff --git a/console-viewer/.project b/console-viewer/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55284cd29b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console-viewer/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>console-viewer</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/console/.project b/console/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1df45df74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>console</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/resource/ResourceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/resource/ResourceManagerImpl.java
index 50d0c9d4857..ef1a1e441ec 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/resource/ResourceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/resource/ResourceManagerImpl.java
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ public class ResourceManagerImpl implements ResourceManager, ResourceService, Ma
 
     @Override
     public List<? extends Cluster> discoverCluster(AddClusterCmd cmd) throws IllegalArgumentException, DiscoveryException {
-        Long dcId = cmd.getZoneId();
-        Long podId = cmd.getPodId();
+        long dcId = cmd.getZoneId();
+        long podId = cmd.getPodId();
         String clusterName = cmd.getClusterName();
         String url = cmd.getUrl();
         String username = cmd.getUsername();
@@ -338,15 +338,13 @@ public class ResourceManagerImpl implements ResourceManager, ResourceService, Ma
         }
 
         // Check if the pod exists in the system
-        if (podId != null) {
-            if (_podDao.findById(podId) == null) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Can't find pod by id " + podId);
-            }
-            // check if pod belongs to the zone
-            HostPodVO pod = _podDao.findById(podId);
-            if (!Long.valueOf(pod.getDataCenterId()).equals(dcId)) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Pod " + podId + " doesn't belong to the zone " + dcId);
-            }
+        if (_podDao.findById(podId) == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Can't find pod by id " + podId);
+        }
+        // check if pod belongs to the zone
+        HostPodVO pod = _podDao.findById(podId);
+        if (!Long.valueOf(pod.getDataCenterId()).equals(dcId)) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Pod " + podId + " doesn't belong to the zone " + dcId);
         }
 
         // Verify cluster information and create a new cluster if needed