diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
index 02abaacd854e..087e0c41a9a0 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/dao/NetworkVO.java
@@ -600,7 +600,10 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        return NetUtils.isNetworkAWithinNetworkB(cidr, that.cidr);
+        final String normalizedCidr = com.cloud.utils.StringUtils.getFirstValueFromCommaSeparatedString(cidr);
+        final String normalizedThatCidr = com.cloud.utils.StringUtils.getFirstValueFromCommaSeparatedString(that.cidr);
+
+        return NetUtils.isNetworkAWithinNetworkB(normalizedCidr, normalizedThatCidr);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index 7dbf3e1d2a2a..c6f287ca4410 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -5425,7 +5425,7 @@ public Vlan createVlanAndPublicIpRange(final long zoneId, final long networkId,
         final VlanVO vlan = commitVlanAndIpRange(zoneId, networkId, physicalNetworkId, podId, startIP, endIP, vlanGateway, vlanNetmask, vlanId, domain, vlanOwner, vlanIp6Gateway, vlanIp6Cidr,
                 ipv4, zone, vlanType, ipv6Range, ipRange, forSystemVms, provider);
 
-        if (vlan != null) {
+        if (vlan != null && network.getTrafficType() != TrafficType.Public) {
             if (ipv4) {
                 addCidrAndGatewayForIpv4(networkId, vlanGateway, vlanNetmask);
             } else if (ipv6) {
@@ -6504,11 +6504,14 @@ private boolean deleteAndPublishVlanAndPublicIpRange(final long userId, final lo
             final boolean ipv4 = deletedVlan.getVlanGateway() != null;
             final boolean ipv6 = deletedVlan.getIp6Gateway() != null;
             final long networkId = deletedVlan.getNetworkId();
+            final NetworkVO networkVO = _networkDao.findById(networkId);
 
-            if (ipv4) {
-                removeCidrAndGatewayForIpv4(networkId, deletedVlan);
-            } else if (ipv6) {
-                removeCidrAndGatewayForIpv6(networkId, deletedVlan);
+            if (networkVO != null && networkVO.getTrafficType() != TrafficType.Public) {
+                if (ipv4) {
+                    removeCidrAndGatewayForIpv4(networkId, deletedVlan);
+                } else if (ipv6) {
+                    removeCidrAndGatewayForIpv6(networkId, deletedVlan);
+                }
             }
 
             messageBus.publish(_name, MESSAGE_DELETE_VLAN_IP_RANGE_EVENT, PublishScope.LOCAL, deletedVlan);