diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index 2f3974c41a9..fc3124252b8 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -1299,8 +1299,11 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
             s_logger.debug("Releasing ip id=" + addrId + "; sourceNat = " + ip.isSourceNat());
         }
 
+        Network network = null;
         if (ip.getAssociatedWithNetworkId() != null) {
-            Network network = _networksDao.findById(ip.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
+            network = _networksDao.findById(ip.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
+        }
+        if (network != null) {
             try {
                 if (!applyIpAssociations(network, true)) {
                     s_logger.warn("Unable to apply ip address associations for " + network);