diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java b/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
index 4a057b95d17..d2c649f0340 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
@@ -323,4 +323,9 @@ public class NetworkOfferingVO implements NetworkOffering, Identity {
     public int getSortKey() {
     	return sortKey;
     }
+    
+    public void setUniqueName(String uniqueName) {
+    	this.uniqueName = uniqueName;
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/dao/NetworkOfferingDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/dao/NetworkOfferingDaoImpl.java
index e22ca1d8cbd..56e86e48b50 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/dao/NetworkOfferingDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/offerings/dao/NetworkOfferingDaoImpl.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.cloud.utils.db.GenericSearchBuilder;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchBuilder;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria.Op;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 
 @Local(value=NetworkOfferingDao.class) @DB(txn=false)
 public class NetworkOfferingDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<NetworkOfferingVO, Long> implements NetworkOfferingDao {
@@ -122,12 +123,16 @@ public class NetworkOfferingDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<NetworkOfferingVO, Lo
         return listBy(sc, null);
     }
     
-    @Override
+    @Override @DB
     public boolean remove(Long networkOfferingId){
+    	Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
+    	txn.start();
         NetworkOfferingVO offering = findById(networkOfferingId);
-        offering.setName(null);
+        offering.setUniqueName(null);
         update(networkOfferingId, offering);
-        return super.remove(networkOfferingId);
+        boolean result = super.remove(networkOfferingId);
+        txn.commit();
+        return result;
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/setup/db/create-schema.sql b/setup/db/create-schema.sql
index cc97c114c8b..147c0ac1dc5 100755
--- a/setup/db/create-schema.sql
+++ b/setup/db/create-schema.sql
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ CREATE TABLE `cloud`.`nics` (
 
 CREATE TABLE `cloud`.`network_offerings` (
   `id` bigint unsigned NOT NULL UNIQUE AUTO_INCREMENT COMMENT 'id',
-  `name` varchar(64) NOT NULL COMMENT 'name of the network offering',
+  `name` varchar(64) COMMENT 'name of the network offering',
   `uuid` varchar(40),
-  `unique_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL UNIQUE COMMENT 'unique name of the network offering',
+  `unique_name` varchar(64) UNIQUE COMMENT 'unique name of the network offering',
   `display_text` varchar(255) NOT NULL COMMENT 'text to display to users',
   `nw_rate` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'network rate throttle mbits/s',
   `mc_rate` smallint unsigned COMMENT 'mcast rate throttle mbits/s',
diff --git a/setup/db/db/schema-2214to30.sql b/setup/db/db/schema-2214to30.sql
index 162151ebff1..c05b6ec250c 100755
--- a/setup/db/db/schema-2214to30.sql
+++ b/setup/db/db/schema-2214to30.sql
@@ -303,3 +303,9 @@ ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`vm_template` ADD COLUMN `sort_key` int(32) NOT NULL default
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`disk_offering` ADD COLUMN `sort_key` int(32) NOT NULL default 0 COMMENT 'sort key used for customising sort method';
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`service_offering` ADD COLUMN `sort_key` int(32) NOT NULL default 0 COMMENT 'sort key used for customising sort method';
 ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`network_offerings` ADD COLUMN `sort_key` int(32) NOT NULL default 0 COMMENT 'sort key used for customising sort method';
+
+
+
+ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`network_offerings` MODIFY `name` varchar(64) COMMENT 'name of the network offering';
+ALTER TABLE `cloud`.`network_offerings` MODIFY `unique_name` varchar(64) COMMENT 'unique name of the network offering';
+