diff --git a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
index 7463a458589..6a42da42883 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_perms2.py
@@ -189,6 +189,22 @@ def vnc_aal_add_rule(vnc, rg, rule_str):
     rg.set_api_access_list_entries(rge)
     vnc.api_access_list_update(rg)
 
+def vnc_aal_del_rule(vnc, rg, rule_str):
+    rule = build_rule(rule_str)
+    rg = vnc_read_obj(vnc, 'api-access-list', rg.get_fq_name())
+    rge = rg.get_api_access_list_entries()
+    match = find_rule(rge, rule)
+    if not match:
+        rge.add_rbac_rule(rule)
+    elif match[1]:
+        rge.rbac_rule.pop(match[0]-1)
+    else:
+        build_perms(rge.rbac_rule[match[0]-1], match[3])
+
+    rg.set_api_access_list_entries(rge)
+    vnc.api_access_list_update(rg)
+    return rg
+
 def token_from_user_info(user_name, tenant_name, domain_name, role_name,
         tenant_id = None, domain_id = None):
     token_dict = {
@@ -1443,6 +1459,28 @@ def test_bug_1646200(self):
         obj_dict = result_dict[0]
         self.assertEquals(obj_dict['perms2']['owner'], 'cloud-admin')
 
+    def test_bug_1642464(self):
+        def fake_static_file(*args, **kwargs):
+            return
+
+        global_rg = vnc_read_obj(self.admin.vnc_lib, 'api-access-list',
+            name = ['default-global-system-config', 'default-api-access-list'])
+        num_default_rules = len(global_rg.api_access_list_entries.rbac_rule)
+
+        # delete a rule and verify permission is denied when accessing resource
+        vnc_aal_del_rule(self.admin.vnc_lib, global_rg, "documentation *:R")
+        with test_common.patch(bottle, 'static_file', fake_static_file):
+            status_code, result = self.alice.vnc_lib._http_get('/documentation/index.html')
+            self.assertThat(status_code, Equals(403))
+
+        # simulate API server restart - should add rule back
+        self._api_server._create_default_rbac_rule()
+
+        # verify permission no longer denied
+        with test_common.patch(bottle, 'static_file', fake_static_file):
+            status_code, result = self.alice.vnc_lib._http_get('/documentation/index.html')
+            self.assertThat(status_code, Equals(200))
+
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestPermissions, self).tearDown()
     # end tearDown
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
index de687f46620..642e841aadb 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
@@ -2613,14 +2613,6 @@ def _db_init_entries(self):
 
     # generate default rbac group rule
     def _create_default_rbac_rule(self):
-        obj_type = 'api_access_list'
-        fq_name = ['default-global-system-config', 'default-api-access-list']
-        try:
-            id = self._db_conn.fq_name_to_uuid(obj_type, fq_name)
-            return
-        except NoIdError:
-            pass
-
         # allow full access to cloud admin
         rbac_rules = [
             {
@@ -2650,6 +2642,30 @@ def _create_default_rbac_rule(self):
             },
         ]
 
+        obj_type = 'api_access_list'
+        fq_name = ['default-global-system-config', 'default-api-access-list']
+        try:
+            # ensure global list is not missing any default rules (bug 1642464)
+            id = self._db_conn.fq_name_to_uuid(obj_type, fq_name)
+            (ok, obj_dict) = self._db_conn.dbe_read(obj_type, id)
+            update_obj = False
+            cur_rbac_rules = copy.deepcopy(obj_dict['api_access_list_entries']['rbac_rule'])
+            for rule in rbac_rules:
+                present = False
+                for existing_rule in cur_rbac_rules:
+                    if rule == existing_rule:
+                        present = True
+                        cur_rbac_rules.remove(existing_rule)
+                        break
+                if not present:
+                    obj_dict['api_access_list_entries']['rbac_rule'].append(rule)
+                    update_obj = True
+            if update_obj:
+                self._db_conn.dbe_update(obj_type, id, obj_dict)
+            return
+        except NoIdError:
+            pass
+
         rge = RbacRuleEntriesType([])
         for rule in rbac_rules:
             rule_perms = [RbacPermType(role_name=p['role_name'], role_crud=p['role_crud']) for p in rule['rule_perms']]
diff --git a/src/config/common/rbaclib.py b/src/config/common/rbaclib.py
index 5a3bdfff492..514698e9745 100644
--- a/src/config/common/rbaclib.py
+++ b/src/config/common/rbaclib.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def build_rule(rule_str):
     perms = r[1].split(",")
 
     o = obj_field[0]
-    f = obj_field[1] if len(obj_field) > 1 else None
+    f = obj_field[1] if len(obj_field) > 1 else ''
     o_f = "%s.%s" % (o,f) if f else o
 
     # perms eg ['foo:CRU', 'bar:CR']