diff --git a/Platform/user/configm/config-server/static_routing_config/static_routing_config.c b/Platform/user/configm/config-server/static_routing_config/static_routing_config.c
index ff4e0595d..ee06e0b49 100644
--- a/Platform/user/configm/config-server/static_routing_config/static_routing_config.c
+++ b/Platform/user/configm/config-server/static_routing_config/static_routing_config.c
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ ret_code routing_json_parse(pointer input, uint *conf_type, routing_t *conf_buff
 	if(!metric)
 	{
        return RET_INPUTERR;         
-	}
-	if((metric->valueint) < 1)
-	{
-       return RET_INPUTERR;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -626,6 +622,10 @@ ret_code routing_add(routing_t *conf_buff)
 
 	if(version_t == IPV4_VERSION)
 		{
+		   	if((metric_t < 0)
+	         {
+               return RET_INPUTERR;
+	         }  
             if (netmask_t > 0 && netmask_t < 32) 
 		      {
                 strcpy(route_type,"-net");
@@ -659,6 +659,10 @@ ret_code routing_add(routing_t *conf_buff)
 
      else if (version_t == IPV6_VERSION)
      	{     
+     	      if (metric_t < 1)
+     	      	{
+                   return RET_INPUTERR;
+			    }
      	      if(netmask_t < 0 || netmask_t >128)
      	      	{
                    return RET_INPUTERR;