diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/identity/dao/IdentityDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/identity/dao/IdentityDaoImpl.java
index bb514bed9fd..dddb5812b01 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/identity/dao/IdentityDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/identity/dao/IdentityDaoImpl.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class IdentityDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<IdentityVO, Long> implements
 	            if(rs.next()) {
 	            	return rs.getLong(1);
 	            } else {
-	            	if(id != 0)
+	            	if(id == -1L)
 	            		return id;
 	            	
 	        		throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Object " + tableName + "(uuid: " + identityString + ") does not exist.");