diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
index 2cb27472a6c5..5230f4d5cd7d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
@@ -489,13 +489,7 @@ class ControllerV11(Controller):
         builder = nova.api.openstack.views.servers.ViewBuilderV11(
             addresses_builder, flavor_builder, image_builder, base_url)
 
-        context = req.environ['nova.context']
-        interfaces = db.api.virtual_interface_get_by_instance(context,
-                                                              instance['id'])
-        _instance = dict(instance)
-        _instance['virtual_interfaces'] = interfaces
-
-        return builder.build(_instance, is_detail=is_detail)
+        return builder.build(instance, is_detail=is_detail)
 
     def _action_change_password(self, input_dict, req, id):
         context = req.environ['nova.context']
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/views/addresses.py b/nova/api/openstack/views/addresses.py
index c7464a7c544f..b127ac38cf9e 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/views/addresses.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/views/addresses.py
@@ -67,4 +67,3 @@ class ViewBuilderV11(ViewBuilder):
             ip = {'addr': fixed_ip['address'], 'version': 4}
             fixed_ips.append(ip)
         return fixed_ips
-
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/views/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/views/servers.py
index 691cc48caf98..a957aa58e975 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/views/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/views/servers.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class ViewBuilderV11(ViewBuilder):
             response["flavorRef"] = flavor_ref
 
     def _build_addresses(self, response, inst):
-        interfaces = inst['virtual_interfaces']
+        interfaces = inst.get('virtual_interfaces', [])
         response['addresses'] = self.addresses_builder.build(interfaces)
 
     def _build_extra(self, response, inst):
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 95a34afa1247..a831516a80ef 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ def require_instance_exists(f):
     return wrapper
 
 
-
 ###################
 
+
 @require_admin_context
 def service_destroy(context, service_id):
     session = get_session()
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
index da2925798e6c..7a9a89d1afb9 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ def return_server_with_addresses(private, public):
     return _return_server
 
 
+def return_server_with_interfaces(interfaces):
+    def _return_server(context, id):
+        return stub_instance(id, interfaces=interfaces)
+    return _return_server
+
+
 def return_server_with_power_state(power_state):
     def _return_server(context, id):
         return stub_instance(id, power_state=power_state)
@@ -136,10 +142,13 @@ def instance_addresses(context, instance_id):
 
 def stub_instance(id, user_id=1, private_address=None, public_addresses=None,
                   host=None, power_state=0, reservation_id="",
-                  uuid=FAKE_UUID):
+                  uuid=FAKE_UUID, interfaces=None):
     metadata = []
     metadata.append(InstanceMetadata(key='seq', value=id))
 
+    if interfaces is None:
+        interfaces = []
+
     inst_type = instance_types.get_instance_type_by_flavor_id(1)
 
     if public_addresses is None:
@@ -183,7 +192,8 @@ def stub_instance(id, user_id=1, private_address=None, public_addresses=None,
         "display_description": "",
         "locked": False,
         "metadata": metadata,
-        "uuid": uuid}
+        "uuid": uuid,
+        "virtual_interfaces": interfaces}
 
     instance["fixed_ips"] = {
         "address": private_address,
@@ -445,12 +455,8 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
                 ],
             },
         ]
-
-        _return_vifs = return_virtual_interface_by_instance(interfaces)
-        self.stubs.Set(nova.db.api,
-                       'virtual_interface_get_by_instance',
-                       _return_vifs)
-
+        new_return_server = return_server_with_interfaces(interfaces)
+        self.stubs.Set(nova.db.api, 'instance_get', new_return_server)
 
         req = webob.Request.blank('/v1.1/servers/1')
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
@@ -932,13 +938,13 @@ class ServersTest(test.TestCase):
 
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app())
 
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 200)
         server = json.loads(res.body)['server']
         self.assertEqual(16, len(server['adminPass']))
         self.assertEqual('server_test', server['name'])
         self.assertEqual(1, server['id'])
         self.assertEqual(flavor_ref, server['flavorRef'])
         self.assertEqual(image_href, server['imageRef'])
-        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 200)
 
     def test_create_instance_v1_1_bad_href(self):
         self._setup_for_create_instance()