diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 228a4def216..3a50009bfbd 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ public class VpcVirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl extends VirtualNetworkApplian
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean start() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean startSite2SiteVpn(final Site2SiteVpnConnection conn, final VirtualRouter router) throws ResourceUnavailableException {
         if (router.getState() != State.Running) {