diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/HypervisorVmPlannerSelector.java b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/HypervisorVmPlannerSelector.java
index 8b2a1441151..0f454cdb582 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/HypervisorVmPlannerSelector.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/deploy/HypervisorVmPlannerSelector.java
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@ package com.cloud.deploy;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import com.cloud.deploy.DeploymentPlanner.AllocationAlgorithm;
 import com.cloud.hypervisor.Hypervisor.HypervisorType;
 import com.cloud.vm.UserVmVO;
 
 @Local(value = {DeployPlannerSelector.class})
 public class HypervisorVmPlannerSelector extends AbstractDeployPlannerSelector {
+    private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(HypervisorVmPlannerSelector.class);
+
     @Override
     public String selectPlanner(UserVmVO vm) {
         if (vm.getHypervisorType() != HypervisorType.BareMetal) {
@@ -38,6 +42,10 @@ public class HypervisorVmPlannerSelector extends AbstractDeployPlannerSelector {
                         || _allocationAlgorithm.equals(AllocationAlgorithm.userconcentratedpod_firstfit.toString())) {
                     return "UserConcentratedPodPlanner";
                 }
+            } else {
+                if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    s_logger.debug("The allocation algorithm is null, cannot select the planner");
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/component/AdapterBase.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/component/AdapterBase.java
index a8f4f468090..ea5e9611ab6 100644
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/component/AdapterBase.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/component/AdapterBase.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class AdapterBase extends ComponentLifecycleBase implements Adapter {
 
 	public AdapterBase() {
+        // set default run level for adapter components
+        setRunLevel(ComponentLifecycle.RUN_LEVEL_COMPONENT);
 	}
-	
+
 	public static <T extends Adapter> T getAdapterByName(List<T> adapters, String name) {
     	for(T adapter : adapters) {
     		if(adapter.getName() != null && adapter.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))