diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index f7a6104ab7e..6c66fa39e69 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
             if(!allowNetworkRate) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Network rate can be specified only for non-System offering and system offerings having \"domainrouter\" systemvmtype");
             }
-            if(cmd.getNetworkRate().intValue() < 1) {
+            if(cmd.getNetworkRate().intValue() < 0) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Failed to create service offering " + name + ": specify the network rate value more than 0");
             }
         }