diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index b21a0dd1c44..5408358aadf 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl implements TemplateManager, Manager, TemplateSe
 			}
 		}
 		
-		Account account = _accountDao.findById(template.getAccountId());
+		Account account = _accountDao.findByIdIncludingRemoved(template.getAccountId());
 		String eventType = "";
 		
 		if (template.getFormat().equals(ImageFormat.ISO)){