diff --git a/quantum/plugins/nicira/nicira_nvp_plugin/QuantumPlugin.py b/quantum/plugins/nicira/nicira_nvp_plugin/QuantumPlugin.py
index 8fb8aee193..a20be4d532 100644
--- a/quantum/plugins/nicira/nicira_nvp_plugin/QuantumPlugin.py
+++ b/quantum/plugins/nicira/nicira_nvp_plugin/QuantumPlugin.py
@@ -1358,7 +1358,6 @@ class NvpPluginV2(db_base_plugin_v2.QuantumDbPluginV2,
         if attr.is_attr_set(port['port'].get(psec.PORTSECURITY)):
             self._enforce_set_auth(context, port,
                                    self.port_security_enabled_update)
-        tenant_id = self._get_tenant_id_for_create(context, port['port'])
         delete_security_groups = self._check_update_deletes_security_groups(
             port)
         has_security_groups = self._check_update_has_security_groups(port)
@@ -1368,7 +1367,7 @@ class NvpPluginV2(db_base_plugin_v2.QuantumDbPluginV2,
                 context, id, port)
             # copy values over
             ret_port.update(port['port'])
-
+            tenant_id = self._get_tenant_id_for_create(context, ret_port)
             # populate port_security setting
             if psec.PORTSECURITY not in port['port']:
                 ret_port[psec.PORTSECURITY] = self._get_port_security_binding(