diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/StoragePoolVO.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/StoragePoolVO.java
index 41cabb559b7..f3a3460157c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/StoragePoolVO.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/StoragePoolVO.java
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ public class StoragePoolVO implements StoragePool {
         this.path = hostPath;
         this.port = port;
         this.podId = podId;
+        this.setStatus(Status.Up);
     }
     
     public StoragePoolVO(StoragePoolType type, String hostAddress, int port, String path) {
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ public class StoragePoolVO implements StoragePool {
         this.hostAddress = hostAddress;
         this.port = port;
         this.path = path;
+        this.setStatus(Status.Up);
     }
     
     public void setStatus(Status status)
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/LocalStoragePoolListener.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/LocalStoragePoolListener.java
index b113ec1a909..2c82edfe064 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/LocalStoragePoolListener.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/LocalStoragePoolListener.java
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ public class LocalStoragePoolListener implements Listener {
                 pool = new StoragePoolVO(poolId, name, pInfo.getUuid(), pInfo.getPoolType(), host.getDataCenterId(),
                                          host.getPodId(), pInfo.getAvailableBytes(), pInfo.getCapacityBytes(), pInfo.getHost(), 0,
                                          pInfo.getHostPath());
-                pool.setStatus(Status.Up);
                 pool.setClusterId(host.getClusterId());
-                pool.setStatus(Status.Up);
                 _storagePoolDao.persist(pool, pInfo.getDetails());
                 StoragePoolHostVO poolHost = new StoragePoolHostVO(pool.getId(), host.getId(), pInfo.getLocalPath());
                 _storagePoolHostDao.persist(poolHost);