diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
index e48cf299cd8..6da867d386a 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.utils.IteratorUtil;
 import com.cloud.utils.Pair;
+import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 import com.cloud.utils.script.Script;
 import com.googlecode.ipv6.IPv6Address;
 import com.googlecode.ipv6.IPv6AddressRange;
@@ -907,14 +908,14 @@ public class NetUtils {
         if (!isValidIp(cidrAddress)) {
             return null;
         }
-        int cidrSizeNum = -1;
+        long cidrSizeNum = -1;
 
         try {
             cidrSizeNum = Integer.parseInt(cidrSize);
-        } catch (final Exception e) {
-            return null;
+        } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("cidrsize is not valid", e);
         }
-        final long numericNetmask = 0xffffffff >> MAX_CIDR - cidrSizeNum << MAX_CIDR - cidrSizeNum;
+        final long numericNetmask = (long)0xffffffff >> MAX_CIDR - cidrSizeNum << MAX_CIDR - cidrSizeNum;
         final String netmask = NetUtils.long2Ip(numericNetmask);
         return getSubNet(cidrAddress, netmask);
     }
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java b/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
index d4d23b321e4..1f948d2d032 100644
--- a/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
+++ b/utils/src/test/java/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
@@ -418,8 +418,16 @@ public class NetUtilsTest {
 
         assertTrue("It should pass! 31 bit prefix.", is31PrefixCidr);
     }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetCidrSubNet() {
+        final String cidr = "10.10.0.0/16";
+        String subnet = NetUtils.getCidrSubNet("10.10.10.10/16");
+        assertTrue(cidr + " does not contain " + subnet,NetUtils.isIpWithtInCidrRange(subnet, cidr));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetCidrSubNetWithWidth() {
         final String cidr = "10.10.0.0/16";
         String subnet = NetUtils.getCidrSubNet("10.10.10.10", 16);
         assertTrue(NetUtils.isIpWithtInCidrRange(subnet, cidr));