diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateDiskOfferingCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateDiskOfferingCmd.java
index 9356f45de78..eb3015c7b55 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateDiskOfferingCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateDiskOfferingCmd.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class CreateDiskOfferingCmd extends BaseCmd {
     //////////////// API parameters /////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DISK_SIZE, type=CommandType.LONG, required=false, description="disk size of the disk offering in GB")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DISK_SIZE, type=CommandType.LONG, required=false, description="size of the disk offering in GB")
     private Long diskSize;
 
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DISPLAY_TEXT, type=CommandType.STRING, required=true, description="alternate display text of the disk offering")
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index cff3164c95c..e186d9a96d3 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         diskOfferingResponse.setName(offering.getName());
         diskOfferingResponse.setDisplayText(offering.getDisplayText());
         diskOfferingResponse.setCreated(offering.getCreated());
-        diskOfferingResponse.setDiskSize(offering.getDiskSize());
+        diskOfferingResponse.setDiskSize(offering.getDiskSize()/1024);
         if (offering.getDomainId() != null) {
             diskOfferingResponse.setDomain(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(offering.getDomainId()).getName());
             diskOfferingResponse.setDomainId(offering.getDomainId());