diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
index 3a80f982b11..5feb6f503f4 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ public class ApiDBUtils {
     public static VMTemplateHostVO findTemplateHostRef(long templateId, long zoneId, boolean readyOnly) {
         VMTemplateVO vmTemplate = findTemplateById(templateId);
         if (vmTemplate.getHypervisorType() == HypervisorType.BareMetal) {
-            return _templateHostDao.listByTemplateId(templateId).get(0);
+            List<VMTemplateHostVO> res = _templateHostDao.listByTemplateId(templateId);
+            return res.size() == 0 ? null : res.get(0);
         } else {
             return _storageMgr.getTemplateHostRef(zoneId, templateId, readyOnly);
         }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
index 150185f0aab..88d646d8331 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateAdapterBase.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public abstract class TemplateAdapterBase implements TemplateAdapter {
 				profile.getBits(), profile.getAccountId(), profile.getCheckSum(), profile.getDisplayText(),
 				profile.getPasswordEnabled(), profile.getGuestOsId(), profile.getBootable(), profile.getHypervisorType());
         
-		if (zoneId == null) {
+		if (zoneId == null || zoneId == -1) {
             List<DataCenterVO> dcs = _dcDao.listAllIncludingRemoved();
 
         	for (DataCenterVO dc: dcs) {