diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/event/ActionEventUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/event/ActionEventUtils.java
index a2d490662eb..eb3efedff0e 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/event/ActionEventUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/event/ActionEventUtils.java
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ public class ActionEventUtils {
         Map<String, String> eventDescription = new HashMap<String, String>();
         Account account = _accountDao.findById(accountId);
         User user = _userDao.findById(userId);
+        // if account has been deleted, this might be called during cleanup of resources and results in null pointer
+        if (account == null)
+            return;
+        if (user == null)
+            return;
         eventDescription.put("user", user.getUuid());
         eventDescription.put("account", account.getUuid());
         eventDescription.put("event", eventType);
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/event/UsageEventUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/event/UsageEventUtils.java
index 54012443848..2d92fae66f9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/event/UsageEventUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/event/UsageEventUtils.java
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ public class UsageEventUtils {
         Account account = _accountDao.findById(accountId);
         DataCenterVO dc = _dcDao.findById(zoneId);
 
+        // if account has been deleted, this might be called during cleanup of resources and results in null pointer
+        if (account == null)
+            return;
+
         Event event = new Event(ManagementServer.Name, EventCategory.USAGE_EVENT.getName(), usageEventType,
                 resourceType, resourceUUID);