diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
index 401cf66392..0f174c1b18 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ def _parse_driver_info(node):
     #TODO(ghe): Should we get rid of swap partition?
     d_info['swap_mb'] = info.get('swap_mb', 1)
     d_info['key_data'] = info.get('key_data', None)
+
+    for param in ('root_gb', 'swap_mb'):
+        try:
+            int(d_info[param])
+        except ValueError:
+            raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(_(
+                "Can not validate PXE bootloader. Invalid "
+                "parameter %s") % param)
+
     return d_info
 
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
index e45599f842..43d03f6339 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ class PXEValidateParametersTestCase(base.TestCase):
                 node)
         self.mox.VerifyAll()
 
+    def test__parse_driver_info_invalid_root_gb(self):
+        tmp_dict = dict(INFO_DICT)
+        tmp_dict['root_gb'] = 'foobar'
+        info = {'pxe': tmp_dict}
+        node = self._create_test_node(driver_info=info)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
+                pxe._parse_driver_info,
+                node)
+
     def test__get_pxe_mac_path(self):
         mac = '00:11:22:33:44:55:66'
         self.assertEqual(pxe._get_pxe_mac_path(mac),