diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index a91eda6cd31..966c32de6c2 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -2690,6 +2690,12 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
             }
         }
 
+        //After start network, check if it's already running
+        router = _routerDao.findById(routerId);
+        if (router.getState() == State.Running) {
+            return router;
+        }
+
         UserVO user = _userDao.findById(UserContext.current().getCallerUserId());
         Map<Param, Object> params = new HashMap<Param, Object>();
         if (reprogramNetwork) {