diff --git a/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vif.py b/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vif.py
index 9003f76..a2f2268 100644
--- a/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vif.py
+++ b/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vif.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from nova_dpm.virt.dpm.vif import DPMVIF
 VIF_DICT = {
     "details":
         {"port_filter": False,
-         "object_id": "3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641"},
+         "object_id": "3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641",
+         "vlan": 1},
     "address": "fa:16:3e:e4:9a:98",
     "type": "dpm_vswitch",
     "id": "703da361-9d4d-4441-b99b-e081c3e9cfbb"}
@@ -43,9 +44,17 @@ class DPMVIFTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_get_details(self):
         details = {"port_filter": False,
-                   "object_id": "3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641"}
+                   "object_id": "3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641",
+                   "vlan": 1}
         self.assertEqual(details, self.vif_obj.details)
 
     def test_get_dpm_nic_object_id(self):
         self.assertEqual('3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641',
                          self.vif_obj.dpm_nic_object_id)
+
+    def test_get_vlan_id(self):
+        self.assertEqual(1, self.vif_obj.vlan_id)
+
+    def test_get_vlan_id_none(self):
+        vif_obj = DPMVIF({"details": {}})
+        self.assertIsNone(vif_obj.vlan_id)
diff --git a/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vm.py b/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vm.py
index 7a2a1c3..fa02abb 100755
--- a/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vm.py
+++ b/nova_dpm/tests/unit/virt/dpm/test_vm.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class VmPartitionInstanceTestCase(TestCase):
         vif.dpm_nic_object_id = "3ea09d2a-b18d-11e6-89a4-42f2e9ef1641"
         vif.type = "dpm_vswitch"
         vif.port_id = "703da361-9d4d-4441-b99b-e081c3e9cfbb"
+        vif.vlan_id = None
         nic_interface = self.partition_inst.attach_nic(vif)
         self.assertEqual(
             'OpenStack_Port_703da361-9d4d-4441-b99b-e081c3e9cfbb',
@@ -270,6 +271,15 @@ class VmPartitionInstanceTestCase(TestCase):
             exceptions.InvalidVIFTypeError,
             self.partition_inst.attach_nic, vif)
 
+    def test_attach_nic_vlan(self):
+        vif = mock.Mock()
+        vif.type = "dpm_vswitch"
+        vif.vlan_id = 1
+
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.InvalidNetworkTypeError,
+            self.partition_inst.attach_nic, vif)
+
     @mock.patch.object(vm.PartitionInstance, 'attach_nic')
     def test_attach_nics(self, mocked_attach_nic):
         vif1 = {"address": "mac1"}
diff --git a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/exceptions.py b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/exceptions.py
index 98c7453..9adbc5a 100644
--- a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/exceptions.py
+++ b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/exceptions.py
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ class InvalidVIFTypeError(NovaException):
                 "hipersockets adapters.")
 
 
+class InvalidNetworkTypeError(NovaException):
+    msg_fmt = _("The instance is connected to a network of type %(type)s. "
+                "Only flat networks are supported for launching DPM "
+                "partitions. Please reconfigure your Neutron networks to "
+                "become flat provider networks.")
+
+
 class BootOsSpecificParametersPropertyExceededError(NovaException):
     """The boot-os-specific-parameters property would exceed the allowed max"""
     msg_fmt = _("Exceeded the maximum len for the partitions "
diff --git a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vif.py b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vif.py
index 37dc989..790520a 100644
--- a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vif.py
+++ b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vif.py
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ class DPMVIF(object):
     @property
     def dpm_nic_object_id(self):
         return self.details['object_id']
+
+    @property
+    def vlan_id(self):
+        """VLAN ID of VIF
+
+        @:returns vlan-id or None
+        """
+        return self.details.get('vlan')
diff --git a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vm.py b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vm.py
index 34d5e99..1e3145e 100644
--- a/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vm.py
+++ b/nova_dpm/virt/dpm/vm.py
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ class PartitionInstance(object):
                                   vif_obj.dpm_nic_object_id
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _verify_vif_valid(vif_obj):
+        # Only dpm_vswitch attachments are supported for now
+        if vif_obj.type != "dpm_vswitch":
+            raise exceptions.InvalidVIFTypeError(type=vif_obj.type)
+
+        if vif_obj.vlan_id:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidNetworkTypeError(type="VLAN")
+
     def attach_nics(self, network_info):
         for vif_dict in network_info:
             vif_obj = vif.DPMVIF(vif_dict)
@@ -233,10 +242,7 @@ class PartitionInstance(object):
         # TODO(preethipy): Implement the listener flow to register for
         # nic creation events
         LOG.debug("Creating nic interface for the instance")
-
-        # Only dpm_vswitch attachments are supported for now
-        if vif_obj.type != "dpm_vswitch":
-            raise exceptions.InvalidVIFTypeError(type=vif_obj.type)
+        self._verify_vif_valid(vif_obj)
 
         dpm_nic_dict = self._get_nic_properties_dict(vif_obj)
         LOG.debug("Creating NIC with properties: %s", dpm_nic_dict)