diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nuage/plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/nuage/plugin.py
index d5d9d34d9d..bf95c1eecf 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/nuage/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nuage/plugin.py
@@ -806,14 +806,23 @@ class NuagePlugin(db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2,
         return self._make_net_partition_dict(net_partitioninst)
 
     def _create_default_net_partition(self, default_net_part):
-        self.nuageclient.check_del_def_net_partition(default_net_part)
+        def_netpart = self.nuageclient.get_def_netpartition_data(
+            default_net_part)
         session = db.get_session()
-        net_partition = nuagedb.get_net_partition_by_name(session,
-                                                          default_net_part)
-        if net_partition:
+        if def_netpart:
+            net_partition = nuagedb.get_net_partition_by_name(
+                session, default_net_part)
             with session.begin(subtransactions=True):
-                nuagedb.delete_net_partition(session, net_partition)
-        self._create_net_partition(session, default_net_part)
+                if net_partition:
+                    nuagedb.delete_net_partition(session, net_partition)
+                net_part = nuagedb.add_net_partition(session,
+                                                     def_netpart['np_id'],
+                                                     def_netpart['l3dom_tid'],
+                                                     def_netpart['l2dom_tid'],
+                                                     default_net_part)
+                return self._make_net_partition_dict(net_part)
+        else:
+            return self._create_net_partition(session, default_net_part)
 
     def create_net_partition(self, context, net_partition):
         ent = net_partition['net_partition']
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/fake_nuageclient.py b/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/fake_nuageclient.py
index 6465c403ee..2abcd8ddc5 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/fake_nuageclient.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/fake_nuageclient.py
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ class FakeNuageClient(object):
         }
         return fake_net_partition
 
+    def get_def_netpartition_data(self, default_net_part):
+        if default_net_part == 'default_test_np':
+            fake_defnetpart_data = {
+                'np_id': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+                'l3dom_tid': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+                'l2dom_tid': uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+            }
+            return fake_defnetpart_data
+
     def delete_net_partition(self, id, l3dom_id=None, l2dom_id=None):
         pass
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/test_netpartition.py b/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/test_netpartition.py
index 2bf52f7f20..bf51bc40a0 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/test_netpartition.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/nuage/test_netpartition.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import contextlib
 import uuid
 import webob.exc
 
+from neutron import manager
 from neutron.plugins.nuage.extensions import netpartition as netpart_ext
 from neutron.tests.unit.nuage import test_nuage_plugin
 from neutron.tests.unit import test_extensions
@@ -89,3 +90,11 @@ class NetPartitionTestCase(test_nuage_plugin.NuagePluginV2TestCase):
             res = self.deserialize(self.fmt, req.get_response(self.ext_api))
             self.assertEqual(res['net_partition']['name'],
                              npart['net_partition']['name'])
+
+    def test_create_existing_default_netpartition(self):
+        name = 'default_test_np'
+        netpart1 = self._make_netpartition(self.fmt, name)
+        nuage_plugin = manager.NeutronManager.get_plugin()
+        netpart2 = nuage_plugin._create_default_net_partition(name)
+        self.assertEqual(netpart1['net_partition']['name'],
+                         netpart2['name'])