diff --git a/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/ReadyForShutdownResponse.java b/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/ReadyForShutdownResponse.java
index d1b2353d2a3..9b2728d9d6e 100644
--- a/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/ReadyForShutdownResponse.java
+++ b/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/ReadyForShutdownResponse.java
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ public class ReadyForShutdownResponse extends BaseResponse {
 
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.MANAGEMENT_SERVER_ID)
     @Param(description = "The id of the management server")
-    private Long msId;
+    private String msUuid;
 
-    public ReadyForShutdownResponse(Long msId, Boolean shutdownTriggered, Boolean readyForShutdown, long pendingJobsCount) {
-        this.msId = msId;
+    public ReadyForShutdownResponse(String msUuid, Boolean shutdownTriggered, Boolean readyForShutdown, long pendingJobsCount) {
+        this.msUuid = msUuid;
         this.shutdownTriggered = shutdownTriggered;
         this.readyForShutdown = readyForShutdown;
         this.pendingJobsCount = pendingJobsCount;
@@ -70,12 +70,4 @@ public class ReadyForShutdownResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setPendingJobsCount(Long pendingJobsCount) {
         this.pendingJobsCount = pendingJobsCount;
     }
-
-    public Long getMsId() {
-        return msId;
-    }
-
-    public void setMsId(Long msId) {
-        this.msId = msId;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/shutdown/ShutdownManagerImpl.java b/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/shutdown/ShutdownManagerImpl.java
index c33243357fc..d754c28d8f7 100644
--- a/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/shutdown/ShutdownManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/shutdown/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/shutdown/ShutdownManagerImpl.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public class ShutdownManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ShutdownManager,
     public ReadyForShutdownResponse readyForShutdown(Long managementserverid) {
         Long[] msIds = null;
         boolean shutdownTriggeredAnywhere = false;
+        String msUuid = null;
         State[] shutdownTriggeredStates = {State.ShuttingDown, State.PreparingToShutDown, State.ReadyToShutDown};
         if (managementserverid == null) {
             List<ManagementServerHostVO> msHosts = msHostDao.listBy(shutdownTriggeredStates);
@@ -146,11 +147,12 @@ public class ShutdownManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ShutdownManager,
             }
         } else {
             ManagementServerHostVO msHost = msHostDao.findById(managementserverid);
+            msUuid = msHost.getUuid();
             msIds = new Long[]{msHost.getMsid()};
             shutdownTriggeredAnywhere = Arrays.asList(shutdownTriggeredStates).contains(msHost.getState());
         }
         long pendingJobCount = countPendingJobs(msIds);
-        return new ReadyForShutdownResponse(managementserverid, shutdownTriggeredAnywhere, pendingJobCount == 0, pendingJobCount);
+        return new ReadyForShutdownResponse(msUuid, shutdownTriggeredAnywhere, pendingJobCount == 0, pendingJobCount);
     }
 
     @Override