diff --git a/neutron/db/metering/metering_db.py b/neutron/db/metering/metering_db.py
index 99e448fc3d..242c76d5b9 100644
--- a/neutron/db/metering/metering_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/metering/metering_db.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class MeteringDbMixin(metering.MeteringPluginBase,
                        direction, excluded):
         r_ips = self.get_metering_label_rules(context,
                                               filters={'metering_label_id':
-                                                       label_id,
+                                                       [label_id],
                                                        'direction':
                                                        [direction],
                                                        'excluded':
diff --git a/neutron/extensions/metering.py b/neutron/extensions/metering.py
index a9c750d01d..5be35a7d4a 100644
--- a/neutron/extensions/metering.py
+++ b/neutron/extensions/metering.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class MeteringLabelRuleNotFound(qexception.NotFound):
     message = _("Metering label rule %(rule_id)s does not exist")
 
 
-class MeteringLabelRuleOverlaps(qexception.NotFound):
+class MeteringLabelRuleOverlaps(qexception.Conflict):
     message = _("Metering label rule with remote_ip_prefix "
                 "%(remote_ip_prefix)s overlaps another")
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/metering/test_db_metering.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/metering/test_db_metering.py
index 40dab4d54a..5690f8e84c 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/metering/test_db_metering.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/metering/test_db_metering.py
@@ -267,6 +267,29 @@ class TestMetering(MeteringPluginDbTestCase):
                 self._test_list_resources('metering-label-rule',
                                           metering_label_rule)
 
+    def test_create_overlap_metering_label_rules(self):
+        name = 'my label'
+        description = 'my metering label'
+
+        with self.metering_label(name, description) as metering_label:
+            metering_label_id = metering_label['metering_label']['id']
+
+            direction = 'egress'
+            remote_ip_prefix1 = '192.168.0.0/24'
+            remote_ip_prefix2 = '192.168.0.0/16'
+            excluded = True
+
+            with self.metering_label_rule(metering_label_id,
+                                          direction,
+                                          remote_ip_prefix1,
+                                          excluded):
+                res = self._create_metering_label_rule(self.fmt,
+                                                       metering_label_id,
+                                                       direction,
+                                                       remote_ip_prefix2,
+                                                       excluded)
+                self.assertEqual(webob.exc.HTTPConflict.code, res.status_int)
+
     def test_create_metering_label_rule_two_labels(self):
         name1 = 'my label 1'
         name2 = 'my label 2'