diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index ba76e57bc08..c80b225aa67 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ Configurable, StateListener<State, VirtualMachine.Event, VirtualMachine> {
     public boolean postStateTransitionEvent(final StateMachine2.Transition<State, VirtualMachine.Event> transition, final VirtualMachine vo, final boolean status, final Object opaque) {
         final State newState = transition.getToState();
         final VirtualMachine.Event event = transition.getEvent();
-        if (event == VirtualMachine.Event.FollowAgentPowerOnReport && newState == State.Running) {
+        if (oldState == State.Stopped && event == VirtualMachine.Event.FollowAgentPowerOnReport && newState == State.Running) {
             if (vo.getType() == VirtualMachine.Type.DomainRouter) {
                 if (opaque != null && opaque instanceof Pair<?, ?>) {
                     Pair<?, ?> pair = (Pair<?, ?>)opaque;