diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/NetscalerElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/NetscalerElement.java
index eb4f39530bf..63d9b654189 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/NetscalerElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/NetscalerElement.java
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ StaticNatServiceProvider {
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (isBasicZoneNetwok(guestConfig)) {
+            // in basic zone  there is nothing to be implemented/shutdown on the NetScaler appliance
+            return true;
+        }
+
         try {
             return manageGuestNetworkWithExternalLoadBalancer(true, guestConfig);
         } catch (InsufficientCapacityException capacityException) {
@@ -185,6 +190,11 @@ StaticNatServiceProvider {
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (isBasicZoneNetwok(guestConfig)) {
+            // in basic zone  there is nothing to be implemented/shutdown on the NetScaler appliance
+            return true;
+       }
+
         try {
             return manageGuestNetworkWithExternalLoadBalancer(false, guestConfig);
         } catch (InsufficientCapacityException capacityException) {