diff --git a/ceilosca/ceilometer/publisher/monasca_data_filter.py b/ceilosca/ceilometer/publisher/monasca_data_filter.py
index fc73dfc..c1993c7 100644
--- a/ceilosca/ceilometer/publisher/monasca_data_filter.py
+++ b/ceilosca/ceilometer/publisher/monasca_data_filter.py
@@ -109,12 +109,16 @@ class MonascaDataFilter(object):
                     if val:
                         value_meta[meta_key] = val
 
+        meter_value = sample.get('volume') or sample.get('counter_volume')
+        if meter_value is None:
+            meter_value = 0
+
         metric = dict(
             name=meter_name,
             timestamp=self._convert_timestamp(sample['timestamp']),
-            value=sample.get('volume') or sample.get('counter_volume'),
+            value=meter_value,
             dimensions=dimensions,
-            value_meta=value_meta if value_meta else None,
+            value_meta=value_meta,
         )
 
         LOG.debug(_LI("Generated metric with name %(name)s,"
diff --git a/ceilosca/ceilometer/tests/publisher/test_monasca_data_filter.py b/ceilosca/ceilometer/tests/publisher/test_monasca_data_filter.py
index 33996f8..99b8f76 100644
--- a/ceilosca/ceilometer/tests/publisher/test_monasca_data_filter.py
+++ b/ceilosca/ceilometer/tests/publisher/test_monasca_data_filter.py
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ class TestMonUtils(base.BaseTestCase):
             r = data_filter.process_sample_for_monasca(s)
 
             self.assertEqual(s.name, r['name'])
-            self.assertIsNone(r['dimensions'].get('type'))
-            self.assertIsNone(r.get('value_meta'))
+            self.assertIsNotNone(r.get('dimensions'))
+            self.assertIsNotNone(r.get('value_meta'))
+            self.assertIsNotNone(r.get('value'))
             self.assertEqual(s.user_id, r['dimensions'].get('user_id'))
-            self.assertEqual(s.project_id, r['dimensions']['project_id'])
+            self.assertEqual(s.project_id, r['dimensions'].get('project_id'))
+            self.assertEqual(s.resource_id, r['dimensions'].get('resource_id'))
             # 2015-04-07T20:07:06.156986 compare upto millisec
             monasca_ts = \
                 timeutils.iso8601_from_timestamp(r['timestamp'] / 1000.0,