diff --git a/ironic/objects/node.py b/ironic/objects/node.py
index 1c12229a0f..11536ac00a 100644
--- a/ironic/objects/node.py
+++ b/ironic/objects/node.py
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ class Node(base.IronicObject, object_base.VersionedObjectDictCompat):
         :raises: InvalidParameterValue if some property values are invalid.
         """
         values = self.obj_get_changes()
-        properties = values.get('properties')
-        if properties:
-            self._validate_property_values(properties)
+        self._validate_property_values(values.get('properties'))
         db_node = self.dbapi.create_node(values)
         self._from_db_object(self, db_node)
 
@@ -342,9 +340,7 @@ class Node(base.IronicObject, object_base.VersionedObjectDictCompat):
         :raises: InvalidParameterValue if some property values are invalid.
         """
         updates = self.obj_get_changes()
-        properties = updates.get('properties')
-        if properties:
-            self._validate_property_values(properties)
+        self._validate_property_values(updates.get('properties'))
         if 'driver' in updates and 'driver_internal_info' not in updates:
             # Clean driver_internal_info when changes driver
             self.driver_internal_info = {}
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_node.py b/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_node.py
index 1d99de4c4c..cca57db0d5 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_node.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/objects/test_node.py
@@ -163,13 +163,8 @@ class TestNodeObject(base.DbTestCase):
             node = objects.Node.get(self.context, uuid)
             node.properties = {"local_gb": "5G", "memory_mb": "5",
                                'cpus': '-1', 'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
-            expected_error_message = (
-                ('The following properties for node %(node_uuid)s '
-                 'should be non-negative integers, but provided values '
-                 'are: local_gb=5G, cpus=-1') %
-                {'node_uuid': uuid})
             self.assertRaisesRegexp(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
-                                    expected_error_message, node.save)
+                                    ".*local_gb=5G, cpus=-1$", node.save)
             mock_get_node.assert_called_once_with(uuid)
 
     def test__validate_property_values_success(self):