diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/virt/hyperv/utilsv2.py b/ceilometer/compute/virt/hyperv/utilsv2.py
index ce5438879..2b813c99b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/virt/hyperv/utilsv2.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/virt/hyperv/utilsv2.py
@@ -86,10 +86,14 @@ class UtilsV2(object):
         vm = self._lookup_vm(vm_name)
         cpu_sd = self._get_vm_resources(vm, self._PROC_SETTING)[0]
         cpu_metrics_def = self._get_metric_def(self._CPU_METRIC_NAME)
-        cpu_metric_aggr = self._get_metrics(vm, cpu_metrics_def)[0]
+        cpu_metric_aggr = self._get_metrics(vm, cpu_metrics_def)
 
-        return (int(cpu_metric_aggr.MetricValue),
-                cpu_sd.VirtualQuantity,
+        cpu_used = 0
+        if cpu_metric_aggr:
+            cpu_used = long(cpu_metric_aggr[0].MetricValue)
+
+        return (cpu_used,
+                int(cpu_sd.VirtualQuantity),
                 long(vm.OnTimeInMilliseconds))
 
     def get_vnic_metrics(self, vm_name):