diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/LoadBalancerResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/LoadBalancerResponse.java
index b30fb49a255..4e887dd14fe 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/LoadBalancerResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/LoadBalancerResponse.java
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public class LoadBalancerResponse extends BaseResponse {
 
     @SerializedName("domain") @Param(description="the domain of the load balancer rule")
     private String domainName;
+    
+    @SerializedName("state") @Param(description="the state of the rule")
+    private String state;
 
     public Long getId() {
         return id;
@@ -130,4 +133,12 @@ public class LoadBalancerResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setDomainName(String domainName) {
         this.domainName = domainName;
     }
+
+    public String getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    public void setState(String state) {
+        this.state = state;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 0cb27377acd..74ddb5941f8 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         lbResponse.setPublicPort(Integer.toString(loadBalancer.getSourcePortStart()));
         lbResponse.setPrivatePort(Integer.toString(loadBalancer.getDefaultPortStart()));
         lbResponse.setAlgorithm(loadBalancer.getAlgorithm());
+        FirewallRule.State state = loadBalancer.getState();
+        String stateToSet = state.toString();
+        if (state.equals(FirewallRule.State.Revoke)) {
+            stateToSet = "Deleting";
+        }
+        lbResponse.setState(stateToSet);
 
         Account accountTemp = ApiDBUtils.findAccountById(loadBalancer.getAccountId());
         if (accountTemp != null) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index 949de75259b..765844764ef 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -2088,6 +2088,8 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
             }
         }
         
+        s_logger.debug("Restarting network " + networkId + "...");
+        
         boolean success = true;
         if (!applyIpAssociations(network, false)) {
             s_logger.warn("Failed to apply ips as a part of network " + networkId + " restart");