diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java b/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
index d61adca6acd..8d7be36a9d2 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ public interface VirtualRouter extends VirtualMachine {
     public enum RedundantState {
         UNKNOWN,
         MASTER,
-        BACKUP
+        BACKUP,
+        FAULT
     }
     RedundantState getRedundantState();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/resource/virtualnetwork/VirtualRoutingResource.java b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/resource/virtualnetwork/VirtualRoutingResource.java
index ff013881fe8..1ab72bb4edd 100755
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/agent/resource/virtualnetwork/VirtualRoutingResource.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/agent/resource/virtualnetwork/VirtualRoutingResource.java
@@ -364,11 +364,10 @@ public class VirtualRoutingResource implements Manager {
 	    final String routerPrivateIPAddress = cmd.getAccessDetail(NetworkElementCommand.ROUTER_IP);
 
 	    final String result = getRouterStatus(routerPrivateIPAddress);
-	    CheckRouterAnswer answer = new CheckRouterAnswer(cmd, false, "Router return: " + result);
-	    if (result != null) {
-	        answer.setIsMaster(result.equals("Status: MASTER"));
+	    if (result == null || result.isEmpty()) {
+	        return new CheckRouterAnswer(cmd, "CheckRouterCommand failed");
 	    }
-	    return answer;
+	    return new CheckRouterAnswer(cmd, result.equals("Status: MASTER"), result);
 	}
 	
     protected Answer execute(final CheckConsoleProxyLoadCommand cmd) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 09c9c1327aa..b7205b7531c 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -734,7 +734,11 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
                             if (answer.getIsMaster()) {
                                 router.setRedundantState(RedundantState.MASTER);
                             } else {
-                                router.setRedundantState(RedundantState.BACKUP);
+                                if (answer.getDetails() != null && answer.getDetails().equals("Status: BACKUP")) {
+                                    router.setRedundantState(RedundantState.BACKUP);
+                                } else {
+                                    router.setRedundantState(RedundantState.FAULT);
+                                }
                             }
                         } else {
                             router.setRedundantState(RedundantState.UNKNOWN);