diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/pom.xml b/plugins/database/quota/pom.xml
index 6ea1ab18ad5..3748f978d17 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/pom.xml
@@ -39,5 +39,10 @@
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
       <version>${cs.commons-lang3.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
+      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
+      <version>${cs.joda-time.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaDBUtilsImpl.java b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaDBUtilsImpl.java
index 6c26a5986ed..340fb504a18 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaDBUtilsImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaDBUtilsImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.QuotaTariffResponse;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.quota.dao.QuotaCreditsDao;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.quota.dao.QuotaTariffDao;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.joda.time.DateTimeComparator;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ public class QuotaDBUtilsImpl implements QuotaDBUtils {
         short opendb = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn().getDatabaseId();
         TransactionLegacy.open(TransactionLegacy.USAGE_DB).close();
         QuotaTariffVO result = null;
+        boolean updateRecord = false;
         try {
             final int resourceType = cmd.getUsageType();
             final BigDecimal quotaCost = new BigDecimal(cmd.getValue());
@@ -237,6 +239,9 @@ public class QuotaDBUtilsImpl implements QuotaDBUtils {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException(String.format("Invalid Usage Resource type=%d provided", resourceType));
             }
             s_logger.debug(String.format("Updating Quota Tariff Plan: Old value=%s, new value=%s for resource type=%d", result.getCurrencyValue(), quotaCost, resourceType));
+            if (DateTimeComparator.getDateOnlyInstance().compare(result.getEffectiveOn(), effectiveDate) == 0) {
+                updateRecord = true;
+            }
             result.setCurrencyValue(quotaCost);
             result.setEffectiveOn(effectiveDate);
         } catch (Exception pokemon) {
@@ -245,7 +250,11 @@ public class QuotaDBUtilsImpl implements QuotaDBUtils {
             TransactionLegacy.open(opendb).close();
         }
         if (result != null) {
-            _quotaTariffDao.updateQuotaTariff(result);
+            if (updateRecord) {
+                _quotaTariffDao.updateQuotaTariff(result);
+            } else {
+                result = _quotaTariffDao.addQuotaTariff(result);
+            }
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaTypes.java b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaTypes.java
index 434dd5bf653..05eaf1622b7 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaTypes.java
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/QuotaTypes.java
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ public class QuotaTypes extends UsageTypes {
     public static final int CPU_NUMBER = 16;
     public static final int MEMORY = 17;
 
-    public static List<QuotaTypeResponse> responseList = new ArrayList<QuotaTypeResponse>();
-
     public static List<QuotaTypeResponse> listQuotaUsageTypes() {
+        final List<QuotaTypeResponse> responseList = new ArrayList<QuotaTypeResponse>();
         responseList.add(new QuotaTypeResponse(RUNNING_VM, "Running Vm Usage"));
         responseList.add(new QuotaTypeResponse(ALLOCATED_VM, "Allocated Vm Usage"));
         responseList.add(new QuotaTypeResponse(IP_ADDRESS, "IP Address Usage"));
diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDao.java b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDao.java
index 7e128ba0032..ad8ea5dc36b 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDao.java
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDao.java
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ public interface QuotaTariffDao extends GenericDao<QuotaTariffVO, Long> {
     List<QuotaTariffVO> listAllTariffPlans(Date onOrBefore);
 
     boolean updateQuotaTariff(QuotaTariffVO plan);
+
+    QuotaTariffVO addQuotaTariff(QuotaTariffVO plan);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDaoImpl.java b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDaoImpl.java
index 0bc46208126..bcdb123db8a 100644
--- a/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDaoImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/database/quota/src/org/apache/cloudstack/quota/dao/QuotaTariffDaoImpl.java
@@ -117,4 +117,15 @@ public class QuotaTariffDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<QuotaTariffVO, Long> impl
         TransactionLegacy.open(opendb).close(); // Switch back
         return result;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public QuotaTariffVO addQuotaTariff(QuotaTariffVO plan) {
+        final short opendb = TransactionLegacy.currentTxn().getDatabaseId();
+        TransactionLegacy.open(TransactionLegacy.USAGE_DB).close(); // Switch to
+        // Usage DB
+        plan.setId(null);
+        QuotaTariffVO result = this.persist(plan);
+        TransactionLegacy.open(opendb).close(); // Switch back
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d868e5c6b5..2dfb9eb1440 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     <cs.findbugs.version>2.5.3</cs.findbugs.version>
     <cs.javadoc.version>2.9.1</cs.javadoc.version>
     <cs.opensaml.version>2.6.1</cs.opensaml.version>
+    <cs.joda-time.version>2.8.1</cs.joda-time.version>
   </properties>
 
   <distributionManagement>