diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
index 6941f5ad639..21331070214 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
@@ -738,15 +738,16 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl<Type> implements LoadBalancingRulesMa
             try {
                 if (ipAddressVO != null) {
                     if (ipAddressVO.getAssociatedWithNetworkId() == null) {
-                      //set networkId just for verification purposes
+                        //set networkId just for verification purposes
                         ipAddressVO.setAssociatedWithNetworkId(lb.getNetworkId());
                         _networkMgr.checkIpForService(ipAddressVO, Service.Lb);
                         
                         s_logger.debug("The ip is not associated with the network id="+ lb.getNetworkId() + " so assigning");
                         ipAddressVO = _networkMgr.associateIPToGuestNetwork(ipAddrId, lb.getNetworkId());
-                        boolean perfomedIpAssoc = true;
+                        performedIpAssoc = true;
+                    } else {                    
+                        _networkMgr.checkIpForService(ipAddressVO, Service.Lb);
                     }
-                    _networkMgr.checkIpForService(ipAddressVO, Service.Lb);
                 }   
                
                 if (lb.getSourceIpAddressId() == null) {