diff --git a/quantum/plugins/nicira/QuantumPlugin.py b/quantum/plugins/nicira/QuantumPlugin.py
index aa8ad0e2fe..8787e1d65c 100644
--- a/quantum/plugins/nicira/QuantumPlugin.py
+++ b/quantum/plugins/nicira/QuantumPlugin.py
@@ -1188,6 +1188,10 @@ class NvpPluginV2(db_base_plugin_v2.QuantumDbPluginV2,
                     self._port_drivers['create']['default'])
 
                 port_create_func(context, port_data)
+            except q_exc.NotFound:
+                LOG.warning(_("Network %s was not found in NVP."),
+                            port_data['network_id'])
+                port_data['status'] = constants.PORT_STATUS_ERROR
             except Exception as e:
                 # FIXME (arosen) or the plugin_interface call failed in which
                 # case we need to garbage collect the left over port in nvp.
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py b/quantum/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
index b2baee8605..16dc01e62a 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/nicira/test_nicira_plugin.py
@@ -838,6 +838,26 @@ class NiciraQuantumNVPOutOfSync(test_l3_plugin.L3NatTestCaseBase,
         self.assertEqual(net['port']['status'],
                          constants.PORT_STATUS_ERROR)
 
+    def test_create_port_on_network_not_in_nvp(self):
+        res = self._create_network('json', 'net1', True)
+        net1 = self.deserialize('json', res)
+        self.fc._fake_lswitch_dict.clear()
+        res = self._create_port('json', net1['network']['id'])
+        port = self.deserialize('json', res)
+        self.assertEqual(port['port']['status'], constants.PORT_STATUS_ERROR)
+
+    def test_update_port_not_in_nvp(self):
+        res = self._create_network('json', 'net1', True)
+        net1 = self.deserialize('json', res)
+        res = self._create_port('json', net1['network']['id'])
+        port = self.deserialize('json', res)
+        self.fc._fake_lswitch_lport_dict.clear()
+        data = {'port': {'name': 'error_port'}}
+        req = self.new_update_request('ports', data, port['port']['id'])
+        port = self.deserialize('json', req.get_response(self.api))
+        self.assertEqual(port['port']['status'], constants.PORT_STATUS_ERROR)
+        self.assertEqual(port['port']['name'], 'error_port')
+
     def test_delete_port_and_network_not_in_nvp(self):
         res = self._create_network('json', 'net1', True)
         net1 = self.deserialize('json', res)