diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/resourcelimit/ResourceLimitManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/resourcelimit/ResourceLimitManagerImpl.java
index b5c060d8c33..a721510757a 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/resourcelimit/ResourceLimitManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/resourcelimit/ResourceLimitManagerImpl.java
@@ -811,7 +811,9 @@ public class ResourceLimitManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ResourceLim
         _resourceCountDao.lockRows(sc, null, true);
 
         ResourceCountVO accountRC = _resourceCountDao.findByOwnerAndType(accountId, ResourceOwnerType.Account, type);
-        long oldCount = accountRC.getCount();
+        long oldCount = 0;
+        if (accountRC != null)
+            oldCount = accountRC.getCount();
 
         if (type == Resource.ResourceType.user_vm) {
             newCount = _userVmDao.countAllocatedVMsForAccount(accountId);