diff --git a/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/com/cloud/kubernetes/cluster/KubernetesClusterManagerImpl.java b/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/com/cloud/kubernetes/cluster/KubernetesClusterManagerImpl.java
index 9b3e487680d4..5a1712968266 100644
--- a/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/com/cloud/kubernetes/cluster/KubernetesClusterManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/integrations/kubernetes-service/src/main/java/com/cloud/kubernetes/cluster/KubernetesClusterManagerImpl.java
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ protected Account createProjectKubernetesAccount(final Project project, final St
         try {
             Role role = getProjectKubernetesAccountRole();
             UserAccount userAccount = accountService.createUserAccount(accountName,
-                    UuidUtils.first(UUID.randomUUID().toString()), PROJECT_KUBERNETES_ACCOUNT_FIRST_NAME,
+                    UUID.randomUUID().toString(), PROJECT_KUBERNETES_ACCOUNT_FIRST_NAME,
                     PROJECT_KUBERNETES_ACCOUNT_LAST_NAME, null, null, accountName, Account.Type.NORMAL, role.getId(),
                     project.getDomainId(), null, null, null, null, User.Source.NATIVE);
             projectManager.assignAccountToProject(project, userAccount.getAccountId(), ProjectAccount.Role.Regular,
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
index 04a64fbfc8c9..2f6392ffaad2 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/user/AccountManagerImpl.java
@@ -2747,7 +2747,10 @@ protected UserVO createUser(long accountId, String userName, String password, St
             logger.debug("Creating user: " + userName + ", accountId: " + accountId + " timezone:" + timezone);
         }
 
-        passwordPolicy.verifyIfPasswordCompliesWithPasswordPolicies(password, userName, getAccount(accountId).getDomainId());
+        Account callingAccount = getCurrentCallingAccount();
+        if (callingAccount.getId() != Account.ACCOUNT_ID_SYSTEM) {
+            passwordPolicy.verifyIfPasswordCompliesWithPasswordPolicies(password, userName, getAccount(accountId).getDomainId());
+        }
 
         String encodedPassword = null;
         for (UserAuthenticator authenticator : _userPasswordEncoders) {