diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index 07128204b02..ec4d26edf5b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -2994,6 +2994,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements NetworkManager, L
     private boolean shutdownNetworkResources(long networkId, Account caller, long callerUserId) {
         // This method cleans up network rules on the backend w/o touching them in the DB
         boolean success = true;
+        Network network = _networksDao.findById(networkId);
 
         // Mark all PF rules as revoked and apply them on the backend (not in the DB)
         List<PortForwardingRuleVO> pfRules = _portForwardingRulesDao.listByNetwork(networkId);
@@ -3066,7 +3067,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements NetworkManager, L
         }
 
         try {
-            if (!_firewallMgr.applyRules(lbRules, true, false)) {
+            if (!_lbMgr.applyRules(network, Purpose.LoadBalancing, lbs)) {
                 s_logger.warn("Failed to cleanup lb rules as a part of shutdownNetworkRules");
                 success = false;
             }
@@ -3145,7 +3146,6 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements NetworkManager, L
         }
 
         // Get all ip addresses, mark as releasing and release them on the backend
-        Network network = _networksDao.findById(networkId);
         List<IPAddressVO> userIps = _ipAddressDao.listByAssociatedNetwork(networkId, null);
         List<PublicIp> publicIpsToRelease = new ArrayList<PublicIp>();
         if (userIps != null && !userIps.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManager.java
index c9b3f9336b8..9d7d22fdad7 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManager.java
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@
 // under the License.
 package com.cloud.network.lb;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.loadbalancer.CreateLoadBalancerRuleCmd;
 import com.cloud.exception.NetworkRuleConflictException;
 import com.cloud.exception.ResourceUnavailableException;
+import com.cloud.network.Network;
 import com.cloud.network.lb.LoadBalancingRule.LbDestination;
 import com.cloud.network.lb.LoadBalancingRule.LbStickinessPolicy;
+import com.cloud.network.rules.FirewallRule;
 import com.cloud.network.rules.LbStickinessMethod;
 import com.cloud.network.rules.LoadBalancer;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.loadbalancer.CreateLoadBalancerRuleCmd;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 public interface LoadBalancingRulesManager extends LoadBalancingRulesService {
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public interface LoadBalancingRulesManager extends LoadBalancingRulesService {
      * @return true if removal is successful
      */
     boolean removeVmFromLoadBalancers(long vmId);
-
+    boolean applyRules(Network network, FirewallRule.Purpose purpose, List<? extends FirewallRule> rules) throws ResourceUnavailableException ;
     boolean applyLoadBalancersForNetwork(long networkId) throws ResourceUnavailableException;
     String getLBCapability(long networkid, String capabilityName);
     boolean configureLbAutoScaleVmGroup(long vmGroupid, String currentState) throws ResourceUnavailableException;