diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/zstack/compute/vm/VmInstanceBase.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/zstack/compute/vm/VmInstanceBase.java
index cb7ea07c381..6d528851cb5 100755
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/zstack/compute/vm/VmInstanceBase.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/zstack/compute/vm/VmInstanceBase.java
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ private void getStartingCandidateHosts(final NeedReplyMessage msg, final ReturnV
         amsg.setL3NetworkUuids(VmNicHelper.getL3Uuids(VmNicInventory.valueOf(self.getVmNics())));
         amsg.setDryRun(true);
         amsg.setListAllHosts(true);
+        amsg.setAllowNoL3Networks(true);
 
         bus.send(amsg, new CloudBusCallBack(completion) {
             @Override