diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/NetworkOfferingResponse.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/NetworkOfferingResponse.java
index 6b35d7b4eaf..a593ae6bc3f 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/NetworkOfferingResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/NetworkOfferingResponse.java
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public class NetworkOfferingResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.EGRESS_DEFAULT_POLICY) @Param(description="true if network offering supports persistent networks, false otherwise")
     private Boolean egressDefaultPolicy;
 
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.MAX_CONNECTIONS) @Param(description = "maximum number of concurrents connections to be handled by lb")
+    private Integer concurrentConnections;
 
     public void setId(String id) {
         this.id = id;
@@ -173,4 +175,8 @@ public class NetworkOfferingResponse extends BaseResponse {
         this.egressDefaultPolicy = egressDefaultPolicy;
     }
 
+    public  void setConcurrentConnections(Integer concurrentConnections) {
+       this.concurrentConnections = concurrentConnections;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
index b0cb85d40bf..eefdc9442c8 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/com/cloud/offerings/NetworkOfferingVO.java
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ public class NetworkOfferingVO implements NetworkOffering {
     boolean egressdefaultpolicy;
 
     @Column(name = "concurrent_connections")
-    Integer concurrent_connections;
+    Integer concurrentConnections;
+
 
     @Override
     public String getDisplayText() {
@@ -430,11 +431,11 @@ public class NetworkOfferingVO implements NetworkOffering {
     }
 
     public Integer getConcurrentConnections() {
-        return  this.concurrent_connections;
+        return  this.concurrentConnections;
     }
 
     public void setConcurrentConnections(Integer concurrent_connections) {
-        this.concurrent_connections = concurrent_connections;
+        this.concurrentConnections = concurrent_connections;
     }
 
     public void setPublicLb(boolean publicLb) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index c1ae7d0c3c3..a7ddbf18192 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -2016,6 +2016,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         response.setIsPersistent(offering.getIsPersistent());
         response.setNetworkRate(ApiDBUtils.getNetworkRate(offering.getId()));
         response.setEgressDefaultPolicy(offering.getEgressDefaultPolicy());
+        response.setConcurrentConnections(offering.getConcurrentConnections());
         Long so = null;
         if (offering.getServiceOfferingId() != null) {
             so = offering.getServiceOfferingId();
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index d5e6c00140d..0758b38fb04 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -3917,7 +3917,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
         }
         validateLoadBalancerServiceCapabilities(lbServiceCapabilityMap);
         
-        if (lbServiceCapabilityMap != null && !lbServiceCapabilityMap.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!serviceProviderMap.containsKey(Service.Lb) && lbServiceCapabilityMap != null && !lbServiceCapabilityMap.isEmpty()) {
             maxconn = cmd.getMaxconnections();
             if (maxconn == null) {
                 maxconn=Integer.parseInt(_configDao.getValue(Config.NetworkLBHaproxyMaxConn.key()));
@@ -4711,9 +4711,10 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements Configurati
                 offering.setAvailability(availability);
             }
         }
-
-        if (maxconn != null) {
-            offering.setConcurrentConnections(maxconn);
+        if (_ntwkOffServiceMapDao.areServicesSupportedByNetworkOffering(offering.getId(), Service.Lb)){
+            if (maxconn != null) {
+                 offering.setConcurrentConnections(maxconn);
+            }
         }
 
         if (_networkOfferingDao.update(id, offering)) {