diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index bfa79a29dc2..9cef4424a5c 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -3251,11 +3251,11 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
 
         if ((accountName != null) && (domainId != null)) {
             vlanOwner = _accountDao.findActiveAccount(accountName, domainId);
-            if (vlanOwner == null) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find account by name " + accountName);
-            } else if (vlanOwner.getId() == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_SYSTEM) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a valid account. Cannot dedicate IP range to system account");
-            }
+        }
+        if (vlanOwner == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find account by name " + accountName);
+        } else if (vlanOwner.getId() == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_SYSTEM) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Please specify a valid account. Cannot dedicate IP range to system account");
         }
 
         // Check if range is valid
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
index 5e231e9ddcc..e161e3f49f3 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkServiceImpl.java
@@ -3014,9 +3014,9 @@ public class NetworkServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements  NetworkService {
 
         if ((accountName != null) && (domainId != null)) {
             vlanOwner = _accountDao.findActiveAccount(accountName, domainId);
-            if (vlanOwner == null) {
-                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find account by name " + accountName);
-            }
+        }
+        if (vlanOwner == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to find account by name " + accountName);
         }
         vlanOwnerId = vlanOwner.getAccountId();