diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/interface.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/interface.py
index 70753d2055..0f9e1094a9 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/interface.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/interface.py
@@ -1418,6 +1418,8 @@ def _check_interface_data(op, interface, ihost, existing_interface,
             msg = _("VF interfaces must be created over an interface of class"
                     " %s" % constants.INTERFACE_CLASS_PCI_SRIOV)
             raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(msg)
+        if interface['sriov_numvfs'] <= 0:
+            raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(_("Value for number of SR-IOV VFs must be > 0."))
         avail_vfs = lower_iface['sriov_numvfs'] - 1
         for i in lower_iface['used_by']:
             if i != interface['ifname']:
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/tests/api/test_interface.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/tests/api/test_interface.py
index 66b48aa75d..913f861603 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/tests/api/test_interface.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/tests/api/test_interface.py
@@ -1564,6 +1564,16 @@ class TestPostMixin(object):
         self._create_vf('vf1', lower_iface=lower_iface,
             host=self.worker, sriov_numvfs=4, expect_errors=True)
 
+    # Expected message:
+    # Value for number of SR-IOV VFs must be > 0.
+    def test_create_vf_interface_numvfs_less_than_zero(self):
+        self._create_ethernet('mgmt', constants.NETWORK_TYPE_MGMT,
+                              host=self.worker)
+        port, lower_iface = self._create_sriov(
+            'sriov', host=self.worker, sriov_numvfs=4)
+        self._create_vf('vf1', lower_iface=lower_iface,
+            host=self.worker, sriov_numvfs=-1, expect_errors=True)
+
     # Expected message:
     # The number of virtual functions _ must be less than or equal to the
     # available VFs _ available on the underlying interface _