diff --git a/engine/components-api/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManager.java b/engine/components-api/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManager.java
index 1df23baca8e..0ab5cccb78b 100644
--- a/engine/components-api/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManager.java
+++ b/engine/components-api/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public interface IpAddressManager {
         "If true, when account has dedicated public ip range(s), once the ips dedicated to the account have been consumed ips will be acquired from the system pool",
         true, ConfigKey.Scope.Account);
 
+    static final ConfigKey<Boolean> RulesContinueOnError = new ConfigKey<Boolean>("Advanced", Boolean.class, "network.rule.delete.ignoreerror", "true",
+            "When true, ip address delete (ipassoc) failures are  ignored", true);
+
     /**
      * Assigns a new public ip address.
      *
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManagerImpl.java
index 2af596a6f7e..9f3cecca667 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/IpAddressManagerImpl.java
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ public class IpAddressManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements IpAddressManage
     SearchBuilder<IPAddressVO> AssignIpAddressSearch;
     SearchBuilder<IPAddressVO> AssignIpAddressFromPodVlanSearch;
 
+    static Boolean rulesContinueOnErrFlag = true;
+
     @Override
     public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) {
         // populate providers
@@ -403,7 +405,11 @@ public class IpAddressManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements IpAddressManage
 
         Network.State.getStateMachine().registerListener(new NetworkStateListener(_configDao));
 
-        s_logger.info("Network Manager is configured.");
+        if (RulesContinueOnError.value() != null) {
+            rulesContinueOnErrFlag = RulesContinueOnError.value();
+        }
+
+        s_logger.info("IPAddress Manager is configured.");
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -601,7 +607,7 @@ public class IpAddressManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements IpAddressManage
         if (ip.getAssociatedWithNetworkId() != null) {
             Network network = _networksDao.findById(ip.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
             try {
-                if (!applyIpAssociations(network, true)) {
+                if (!applyIpAssociations(network, rulesContinueOnErrFlag)) {
                     s_logger.warn("Unable to apply ip address associations for " + network);
                     success = false;
                 }
@@ -2026,6 +2032,6 @@ public class IpAddressManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements IpAddressManage
 
     @Override
     public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {
-        return new ConfigKey<?>[] {UseSystemPublicIps};
+        return new ConfigKey<?>[] {UseSystemPublicIps, RulesContinueOnError};
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
index d633a8ba869..2905fc38eb2 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
@@ -143,12 +143,16 @@ public class FirewallManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements FirewallService,
     IpAddressManager _ipAddrMgr;
 
     private boolean _elbEnabled = false;
+    static Boolean rulesContinueOnErrFlag = true;
 
     @Override
     public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws ConfigurationException {
         _name = name;
         String elbEnabledString = _configDao.getValue(Config.ElasticLoadBalancerEnabled.key());
         _elbEnabled = Boolean.parseBoolean(elbEnabledString);
+        if (_ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value() != null) {
+            rulesContinueOnErrFlag = _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value();
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -851,8 +855,12 @@ public class FirewallManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements FirewallService,
 
         // now send everything to the backend
         List<FirewallRuleVO> rulesToApply = _firewallDao.listByIpAndPurpose(ipId, Purpose.Firewall);
-        applyFirewallRules(rulesToApply, true, caller);
-
+        //apply rules
+        if (!applyFirewallRules(rulesToApply, rulesContinueOnErrFlag, caller)) {
+            if (!rulesContinueOnErrFlag) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         // Now we check again in case more rules have been inserted.
         rules.addAll(_firewallDao.listByIpAndPurposeAndNotRevoked(ipId, Purpose.Firewall));
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
index ddc6b0baba9..5e19ad7b1b9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/lb/LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl.java
@@ -2001,7 +2001,10 @@ public class LoadBalancingRulesManagerImpl<Type> extends ManagerBase implements
 
     @Override
     public boolean removeAllLoadBalanacersForIp(long ipId, Account caller, long callerUserId) {
-        List<FirewallRuleVO> rules = _firewallDao.listByIpAndPurposeAndNotRevoked(ipId, Purpose.LoadBalancing);
+
+        //Included revoked rules to remove the rules of ips which are in revoke state
+        List<FirewallRuleVO> rules = _firewallDao.listByIpAndPurpose(ipId, Purpose.LoadBalancing);
+
         if (rules != null) {
             s_logger.debug("Found " + rules.size() + " lb rules to cleanup");
             for (FirewallRule rule : rules) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index a9595448294..97f3d9483d9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -1845,7 +1845,15 @@ Configurable, StateListener<VirtualMachine.State, VirtualMachine.Event, VirtualM
 
                 if (_networkModel.isProviderSupportServiceInNetwork(guestNetworkId, Service.StaticNat, provider)) {
                     if (ip.isOneToOneNat()) {
-                        final StaticNatImpl staticNat = new StaticNatImpl(ip.getAccountId(), ip.getDomainId(), guestNetworkId, ip.getId(), ip.getVmIp(), false);
+
+                        boolean revoke = false;
+                        if (ip.getState() == IpAddress.State.Releasing ) {
+                            // for ips got struck in releasing state we need to delete the rule not add.
+                            s_logger.debug("Rule revoke set to true for the ip " + ip.getAddress() +" becasue it is in releasing state");
+                            revoke = true;
+                        }
+                        final StaticNatImpl staticNat = new StaticNatImpl(ip.getAccountId(), ip.getDomainId(), guestNetworkId, ip.getId(), ip.getVmIp(), revoke);
+
                         staticNats.add(staticNat);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/rules/RulesManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/rules/RulesManagerImpl.java
index b4f7217a490..5cfebba168a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/rules/RulesManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/rules/RulesManagerImpl.java
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ public class RulesManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements RulesManager, Rules
         boolean success = false;
 
         if (apply) {
-            success = applyPortForwardingRules(rule.getSourceIpAddressId(), true, caller);
+            success = applyPortForwardingRules(rule.getSourceIpAddressId(), _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller);
         } else {
             success = true;
         }
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ public class RulesManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements RulesManager, Rules
         boolean success = false;
 
         if (apply) {
-            success = applyStaticNatRulesForIp(rule.getSourceIpAddressId(), true, caller, true);
+            success = applyStaticNatRulesForIp(rule.getSourceIpAddressId(),  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller, true);
         } else {
             success = true;
         }
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ public class RulesManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements RulesManager, Rules
         // apply rules for all ip addresses
         for (Long ipId : ipsToReprogram) {
             s_logger.debug("Applying port forwarding rules for ip address id=" + ipId + " as a part of vm expunge");
-            if (!applyPortForwardingRules(ipId, true, _accountMgr.getSystemAccount())) {
+            if (!applyPortForwardingRules(ipId,  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), _accountMgr.getSystemAccount())) {
                 s_logger.warn("Failed to apply port forwarding rules for ip id=" + ipId);
                 success = false;
             }
@@ -1098,10 +1098,10 @@ public class RulesManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements RulesManager, Rules
         boolean success = true;
 
         // revoke all port forwarding rules
-        success = success && applyPortForwardingRules(ipId, true, caller);
+        success = success && applyPortForwardingRules(ipId,  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller);
 
         // revoke all all static nat rules
-        success = success && applyStaticNatRulesForIp(ipId, true, caller, true);
+        success = success && applyStaticNatRulesForIp(ipId,  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller, true);
 
         // revoke static nat for the ip address
         success = success && applyStaticNatForIp(ipId, false, caller, true);
@@ -1144,9 +1144,11 @@ public class RulesManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements RulesManager, Rules
         boolean success = true;
         // revoke all PF rules for the network
         success = success && applyPortForwardingRulesForNetwork(networkId, true, caller);
+        success = success && applyPortForwardingRulesForNetwork(networkId,  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller);
 
         // revoke all all static nat rules for the network
         success = success && applyStaticNatRulesForNetwork(networkId, true, caller);
+        success = success && applyStaticNatRulesForNetwork(networkId,  _ipAddrMgr.RulesContinueOnError.value(), caller);
 
         // Now we check again in case more rules have been inserted.
         rules.addAll(_portForwardingDao.listByNetworkAndNotRevoked(networkId));