diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index d3748093337..cbdb975163e 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ setup_redundant_router() {
     sed -i "s/\[IGNORE_IP2\]/$ETH0_IP/g" /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf
     sed -i "s/\[IGNORE_IP3\]/$ETH1_IP/g" /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf
     sed -i "s/\[ETH2IP\]/$ETH2_IP/g" /root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh
+    sed -i "s/\[ETH2MASK\]/$ETH2_MASK/g" /root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh
     sed -i "s/\[GATEWAY\]/$GW/g" /root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh
     sed -i "s/--exec\ \$DAEMON;/--exec\ \$DAEMON\ --\ --vrrp;/g" /etc/init.d/keepalived
-    #grep "sleep 10;" /etc/init.d/keepalived > /dev/null
+    grep "sleep 10;" /etc/init.d/keepalived > /dev/null
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]
     then
         sed -i "s/if\ start-stop-daemon\ --start/sleep\ 10;if\ start-stop-daemon\ --start/g" /etc/init.d/keepalived
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
index 349ddef14ea..9a9a2c6f72f 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/disable_pubip.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ifdown eth2
 ifconfig eth2 down
 service dnsmasq stop
diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
index ac8b0e0ea85..1ad513ab6ac 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/redundant_router/enable_pubip.sh.templ
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ifdown eth2 && \
 ifconfig eth2 down && \
 ifconfig eth2 hw ether [ETH2MAC] && \
-ifup eth2 && \
+ifconfig eth2 [ETH2IP] netmask [ETH2MASK] && \
+ifconfig eth2 up && \
 ip route add default via [GATEWAY] dev eth2 && \
 service dnsmasq restart
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 5671d64f326..f71b76bb8ad 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import com.cloud.exception.PermissionDeniedException;
 import com.cloud.exception.ResourceUnavailableException;
 import com.cloud.exception.StorageUnavailableException;
 import com.cloud.host.HostVO;
+import com.cloud.host.Status;
 import com.cloud.host.dao.HostDao;
 import com.cloud.hypervisor.Hypervisor.HypervisorType;
 import com.cloud.network.IPAddressVO;
@@ -766,7 +767,8 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
                     String privateIP = router.getPrivateIpAddress();
                     HostVO host = _hostDao.findById(router.getHostId());
                     /* Only cover hosts managed by this management server */
-                    if (host == null || host.getManagementServerId() != ManagementServerNode.getManagementServerId()) {
+                    if (host == null || host.getStatus() != Status.Up ||
+                            host.getManagementServerId() != ManagementServerNode.getManagementServerId()) {
                         continue;
                     }
                     if (privateIP != null) {