diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 730ce28053a..5528f792759 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
 		}
 		
 		//find domR's nic in the network
-		NicVO domrDefaultNic = _nicDao.findByNetworkIdAndType(defaultNic.getNetworkId(), VirtualMachine.Type.DomainRouter);
+		NicVO domrDefaultNic = _nicDao.findByNetworkIdTypeAndGateway(defaultNic.getNetworkId(), VirtualMachine.Type.DomainRouter, defaultNic.getGateway());
 		return domrDefaultNic.getIp4Address();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDao.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDao.java
index 53ece751ac1..762048b65bf 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDao.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDao.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public interface NicDao extends GenericDao<NicVO, Long> {
     NicVO findByInstanceIdAndNetworkId(long networkId, long instanceId);
     
     NicVO findByInstanceIdAndNetworkIdIncludingRemoved(long networkId, long instanceId);
+    
+    NicVO findByNetworkIdTypeAndGateway(long networkId, VirtualMachine.Type vmType, String gateway);
 
     void removeNicsForInstance(long instanceId);
     
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDaoImpl.java
index 30f885524ec..3cd7fa6b488 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/dao/NicDaoImpl.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class NicDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<NicVO, Long> implements NicDao {
         AllFieldsSearch = createSearchBuilder();
         AllFieldsSearch.and("instance", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getInstanceId(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("network", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getNetworkId(), Op.EQ);
+        AllFieldsSearch.and("gateway", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getGateway(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("vmType", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getVmType(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("address", AllFieldsSearch.entity().getIp4Address(), Op.EQ);
         AllFieldsSearch.and("isDefault", AllFieldsSearch.entity().isDefaultNic(), Op.EQ);
@@ -130,6 +131,15 @@ public class NicDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<NicVO, Long> implements NicDao {
         return findOneBy(sc);
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public NicVO findByNetworkIdTypeAndGateway(long networkId, VirtualMachine.Type vmType, String gateway) {
+        SearchCriteria<NicVO> sc = AllFieldsSearch.create();
+        sc.setParameters("network", networkId);
+        sc.setParameters("vmType", vmType);
+        sc.setParameters("gateway", gateway);
+        return findOneBy(sc);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public NicVO findByIp4AddressAndNetworkId(String ip4Address, long networkId) {
         SearchCriteria<NicVO> sc = AllFieldsSearch.create();