diff --git a/framework/agent-lb/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm.java b/framework/agent-lb/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm.java
index c87a0996fcc..062d2226876 100644
--- a/framework/agent-lb/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm.java
+++ b/framework/agent-lb/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm.java
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ public interface IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm {
      * @return true if the lists are equal, false if not
      */
     boolean compare(final List<String> msList, final List<String> receivedMsList);
+
+    default boolean isHostListNeeded() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl.java
index b6e7d81ffa4..109348aa063 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl.java
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ public class IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl extends ComponentLifecycleBase implement
             return msList;
         }
 
+        final org.apache.cloudstack.agent.lb.IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm algorithm = getAgentMSLBAlgorithm();
         List<Long> hostIdList = orderedHostIdList;
         if (hostIdList == null) {
-            hostIdList = getOrderedHostIdList(dcId);
+            hostIdList = algorithm.isHostListNeeded() ? getOrderedHostIdList(dcId) : new ArrayList<>();
         }
 
         // just in case we have a host in creating state make sure it is in the list:
@@ -98,8 +99,6 @@ public class IndirectAgentLBServiceImpl extends ComponentLifecycleBase implement
             }
             hostIdList.add(hostId);
         }
-
-        final org.apache.cloudstack.agent.lb.IndirectAgentLBAlgorithm algorithm = getAgentMSLBAlgorithm();
         return algorithm.sort(msList, hostIdList, hostId);
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/algorithm/IndirectAgentLBRoundRobinAlgorithm.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/algorithm/IndirectAgentLBRoundRobinAlgorithm.java
index 63fea5e74e6..49e6899aaeb 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/algorithm/IndirectAgentLBRoundRobinAlgorithm.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/lb/algorithm/IndirectAgentLBRoundRobinAlgorithm.java
@@ -56,4 +56,9 @@ public class IndirectAgentLBRoundRobinAlgorithm implements IndirectAgentLBAlgori
     public boolean compare(final List<String> msList, final List<String> receivedMsList) {
         return msList != null && receivedMsList != null && msList.equals(receivedMsList);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isHostListNeeded() {
+        return true;
+    }
 }