diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 64e412ad1df..b969be25fde 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements V
             List<? extends Nic> routerNics = _nicDao.listByVmId(profile.getId());
             for (Nic nic : routerNics) {
             	Network network = _networkModel.getNetwork(nic.getNetworkId());
-            	if (network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest && nic.getBroadcastUri().getScheme().equals("pvlan")) {
+            	if (network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest && nic.getBroadcastUri() != null && nic.getBroadcastUri().getScheme().equals("pvlan")) {
                 	NicProfile nicProfile = new NicProfile(nic, network, nic.getBroadcastUri(), nic.getIsolationUri(), 0, false, "pvlan-nic");
             		setupDhcpForPvlan(false, domR, domR.getHostId(), nicProfile);
             	}
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 71b4e3fafb7..5e206567bed 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Use
         for (NicVO nic : nics) {
             NetworkVO network = _networkDao.findById(nic.getNetworkId());
             if (network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest) {
-                if (nic.getBroadcastUri().getScheme().equals("pvlan")) {
+                if (nic.getBroadcastUri() != null && nic.getBroadcastUri().getScheme().equals("pvlan")) {
                 	NicProfile nicProfile = new NicProfile(nic, network, nic.getBroadcastUri(), nic.getIsolationUri(), 0, false, "pvlan-nic");
                 	setupVmForPvlan(false, vm.getHostId(), nicProfile);
                 }