diff --git a/engine/pom.xml b/engine/pom.xml
index 435017ab92c..10a85ff759c 100644
--- a/engine/pom.xml
+++ b/engine/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   <modules>
     <module>api</module>
     <module>orchestration</module>
+    <module>schema</module>
     <module>storage</module>
     <module>storage/volume</module>
     <module>storage/image</module>
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@
     <module>storage/cache</module>
     <module>storage/snapshot</module>
     <module>components-api</module>
-    <module>schema</module>
     <module>network</module>
     <module>service</module>
   </modules>
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index 2a88b1ff60f..d7ab27334d8 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.ZoneScope;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreDao;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.SecurityChecker;
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.region.PortableIpVO;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.region.Region;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.region.RegionVO;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.region.dao.RegionDao;
-import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreDao;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreDetailsDao;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreVO;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.PrimaryDataStoreDao;
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
     @Inject
     ImageStoreDetailsDao _imageStoreDetailsDao;
 
+
     // FIXME - why don't we have interface for DataCenterLinkLocalIpAddressDao?
     @Inject
     protected DataCenterLinkLocalIpAddressDao _linkLocalIpAllocDao;
@@ -1332,7 +1334,6 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
         final String errorMsg = "The zone cannot be deleted because ";
 
 
-
         // Check if there are any non-removed hosts in the zone.
         if (!_hostDao.listByDataCenterId(zoneId).isEmpty()) {
             throw new CloudRuntimeException(errorMsg + "there are servers in this zone.");
@@ -1368,6 +1369,11 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
             throw new CloudRuntimeException(errorMsg + "there are physical networks in this zone.");
         }
 
+        //check if there are any secondary stores attached to the zone
+        if(!_imageStoreDao.findByScope(new ZoneScope(zoneId)).isEmpty()) {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(errorMsg + "there are Secondary storages in this zone");
+        }
+
         // Check if there are any non-removed VMware datacenters in the zone.
         //if (_vmwareDatacenterZoneMapDao.findByZoneId(zoneId) != null) {
         //    throw new CloudRuntimeException(errorMsg + "there are VMware datacenters in this zone.");
diff --git a/server/test/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerTest.java b/server/test/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerTest.java
index 74f9ca25cc6..34f91c4e27c 100644
--- a/server/test/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerTest.java
+++ b/server/test/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import com.cloud.user.User;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.subsystem.api.storage.ZoneScope;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreDao;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreVO;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -143,6 +146,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
     HostPodDao _podDao;
     @Mock
     PhysicalNetworkDao _physicalNetworkDao;
+    @Mock
+    ImageStoreDao _imageStoreDao;
 
     VlanVO vlan = new VlanVO(Vlan.VlanType.VirtualNetwork, "vlantag", "vlangateway", "vlannetmask", 1L, "iprange", 1L, 1L, null, null, null);
 
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         configurationMgr._clusterDao = _clusterDao;
         configurationMgr._podDao = _podDao;
         configurationMgr._physicalNetworkDao = _physicalNetworkDao;
+        configurationMgr._imageStoreDao = _imageStoreDao;
 
 
         Account account = new AccountVO("testaccount", 1, "networkdomain", (short)0, UUID.randomUUID().toString());
@@ -679,6 +685,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -696,6 +703,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -713,6 +721,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -726,6 +735,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -739,6 +749,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -756,6 +767,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(arrayList);
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -773,6 +785,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(arrayList);
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<PhysicalNetworkVO>());
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
@@ -790,6 +803,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerTest {
         Mockito.when(_vmInstanceDao.listByZoneId(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VMInstanceVO>());
         Mockito.when(_volumeDao.findByDc(anyLong())).thenReturn(new ArrayList<VolumeVO>());
         Mockito.when(_physicalNetworkDao.listByZone(anyLong())).thenReturn(arrayList);
+        Mockito.when(_imageStoreDao.findByScope(any(ZoneScope.class))).thenReturn(new ArrayList<ImageStoreVO>());
 
         configurationMgr.checkIfZoneIsDeletable(new Random().nextLong());
     }
diff --git a/server/test/resources/createNetworkOffering.xml b/server/test/resources/createNetworkOffering.xml
index e035b62393f..9d449428943 100644
--- a/server/test/resources/createNetworkOffering.xml
+++ b/server/test/resources/createNetworkOffering.xml
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
     <bean id="primaryDataStoreDaoImpl" class="org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.PrimaryDataStoreDaoImpl" />
     <bean id="userIpAddressDetailsDao" class="org.apache.cloudstack.resourcedetail.dao.UserIpAddressDetailsDaoImpl" />
     <bean id="loadBalancerVMMapDaoImpl" class="com.cloud.network.dao.LoadBalancerVMMapDaoImpl" />
-    
+    <bean id="imageStoreDaoImpl" class="org.apache.cloudstack.storage.datastore.db.ImageStoreDaoImpl" />
 </beans>