diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DeleteNetworkCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DeleteNetworkCmd.java
index ffb30c96e1d..b3a9d0572c0 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DeleteNetworkCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/DeleteNetworkCmd.java
@@ -21,15 +21,19 @@ package com.cloud.api.commands;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
+import com.cloud.api.BaseAsyncCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
 import com.cloud.api.ServerApiException;
 import com.cloud.api.response.SuccessResponse;
+import com.cloud.event.EventTypes;
+import com.cloud.exception.InvalidParameterValueException;
+import com.cloud.network.Network;
 import com.cloud.user.UserContext;
 
 @Implementation(description="Deletes a network", responseObject=SuccessResponse.class)
-public class DeleteNetworkCmd extends BaseCmd{
+public class DeleteNetworkCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd{
     public static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(DeleteNetworkOfferingCmd.class.getName());
     private static final String s_name = "deletenetworkresponse";
 
@@ -70,4 +74,35 @@ public class DeleteNetworkCmd extends BaseCmd{
             throw new ServerApiException(BaseCmd.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to delete network");
         }
     }
+    
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getSyncObjType() {
+        return BaseAsyncCmd.networkSyncObject;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Long getSyncObjId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getEventType() {
+        return EventTypes.EVENT_NETWORK_DELETE;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getEventDescription() {
+        return  "Deleting network: " + id;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public long getEntityOwnerId() {
+        Network network = _networkService.getNetwork(id);
+        if (network == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Networkd id=" + id + " doesn't exist");
+        } else {
+            return _networkService.getNetwork(id).getAccountId();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/RestartNetworkCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/RestartNetworkCmd.java
index 9bf86959831..076de662713 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/RestartNetworkCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/RestartNetworkCmd.java
@@ -53,23 +53,6 @@ public class RestartNetworkCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
-    public String getEventDescription() {
-        return  "Restarting network: " + getNetworkId();
-    }
-    
-    public String getEventType() {
-        return EventTypes.NETWORK_RESTART;
-    }
-    
-    public long getEntityOwnerId() {
-        Network network = _networkService.getNetwork(id);
-        if (network == null) {
-            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Networkd id=" + id + " doesn't exist");
-        } else {
-            return _networkService.getNetwork(id).getAccountId();
-        }
-    }
-    
     public Long getNetworkId() {
         Network network = _networkService.getNetwork(id);
         if (network == null) {
@@ -105,7 +88,6 @@ public class RestartNetworkCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
         }
     }
     
-    
     @Override
     public String getSyncObjType() {
         return BaseAsyncCmd.networkSyncObject;
@@ -115,4 +97,23 @@ public class RestartNetworkCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     public Long getSyncObjId() {
         return id;
     }
+    
+    public String getEventDescription() {
+        return  "Restarting network: " + getNetworkId();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getEventType() {
+        return EventTypes.EVENT_NETWORK_RESTART;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public long getEntityOwnerId() {
+        Network network = _networkService.getNetwork(id);
+        if (network == null) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Networkd id=" + id + " doesn't exist");
+        } else {
+            return _networkService.getNetwork(id).getAccountId();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
index cd98b01c25f..612d7206f7c 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class EventTypes {
     public static final String EVENT_VPN_USER_REMOVE = "VPN.USER.REMOVE";
     
     //Network
-    public static final String NETWORK_RESTART = "NETWORK.RESTART";
+    public static final String EVENT_NETWORK_RESTART = "NETWORK.RESTART";
     
     //Custom certificates
 	public static final String EVENT_UPLOAD_CUSTOM_CERTIFICATE = "UPLOAD.CUSTOM.CERTIFICATE";
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index c18236b5341..e2ed741d586 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -1757,8 +1757,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
         return networks;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @ActionEvent (eventType=EventTypes.EVENT_NETWORK_DELETE, eventDescription="deleting network")
+    @Override @ActionEvent (eventType=EventTypes.EVENT_NETWORK_DELETE, eventDescription="deleting network", async=true)
     public boolean deleteNetwork(long networkId){   
         //Don't allow to delete network via api call when it has vms assigned to it
         int nicCount = getActiveNicsInNetwork(networkId);
@@ -2022,7 +2021,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
+    @Override @ActionEvent (eventType=EventTypes.EVENT_NETWORK_RESTART, eventDescription="restarting network", async=true)
     public boolean restartNetwork(RestartNetworkCmd cmd) throws ConcurrentOperationException, ResourceUnavailableException, InsufficientCapacityException {
         // This method restarts all network elements belonging to the network
         Long networkId = cmd.getNetworkId();