diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index afda95deb47..67afcdbe2b8 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -2409,13 +2409,23 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
             s_logger.debug("Restarting network elements for the network " + network);
             for (NetworkElement element : _networkElements) {
                 // stop and start the network element
-                if (!element.restart(network, context)) {
-                    s_logger.warn("Failed to restart network element(s) as a part of network id" + networkId + " restart");
+                try {
+                    boolean supported = element.restart(network, context);
+                    if (!supported) {
+                        s_logger.trace("Network element(s) " + element.getName() + " doesn't support network id" + networkId + " restart");
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    s_logger.warn("Failed to restart network element" + element.getName() + " as a part of network id" + networkId + " restart", ex);
                     success = false;
                 }
+
             }
         }
 
+        if (!success) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // associate all ip addresses
         if (!applyIpAssociations(network, false)) {
             s_logger.warn("Failed to apply ip addresses as a part of network id" + networkId + " restart");
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
index f4520fd5c48..8d4e443ba9c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class VirtualRouterElement extends DhcpElement implements NetworkElement,
         long host_id = 0;
         for (DomainRouterVO router : routers) {
             host_id = router.getHostId();
-            /* TODO it's not completely safe to ignore these failure, but we would try to push on now */
+            /* FIXME it's not completely safe to ignore these failure, but we would try to push on now */
             if (_routerMgr.stopRouter(router.getId(), false) == null) {
                 s_logger.warn("Failed to stop virtual router element " + router + " as a part of network " + network + " restart");
             }