diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/configuration/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java b/core/src/com/cloud/configuration/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
index 83c751a47f0..52ab1924630 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/configuration/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/configuration/dao/ConfigurationDaoImpl.java
@@ -133,12 +133,8 @@ public class ConfigurationDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<ConfigurationVO, String
         }
         
         ConfigurationVO config = configurations.get(0);
-        String value = config.getValue();
-        
-        if (value == null) {
-        	return "";
-        } else {
-        	return value;
-        }
+        String value = config.getValue();
+        return value;
+       
     }
 }