diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/lib/feature_manager.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/lib/feature_manager.py
index afbdbf1..8a7f697 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/lib/feature_manager.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/lib/feature_manager.py
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ class FeatureManager(traffic_manager.IperfManager,
     def check_lbaas_project_weight_values(self, count=2, HTTPS=None,
                                           member_count=None,
                                           barbican_http=None,
-                                          persistence=False):
+                                          hash_persistence=False):
         vip = self.vip_ip_address
         time.sleep(constants.SLEEP_BETWEEN_VIRTUAL_SEREVRS_OPEARTIONS)
         if HTTPS is None:
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class FeatureManager(traffic_manager.IperfManager,
             no_of_vms = len(self.http_cnt)
             # if source_ip persistence enabled then the count
             # remains 1 as only one server will be actively responding
-            if persistence:
+            if hash_persistence:
                 self.assertEqual(no_of_vms, 1)
             else:
                 if no_of_vms:
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class FeatureManager(traffic_manager.IperfManager,
             no_of_vms = len(self.http_cnt)
             # if source_ip persistence enabled then the count
             # remains 1 as only one server will be actively responding
-            if persistence:
+            if hash_persistence:
                 self.assertEqual(no_of_vms, 1)
             else:
                 if no_of_vms:
diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/scenario/test_lbaas_scenario.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/scenario/test_lbaas_scenario.py
index e7f5e96..23c4212 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/scenario/test_lbaas_scenario.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest_plugin/tests/nsxv3/scenario/test_lbaas_scenario.py
@@ -303,4 +303,53 @@ class LBaasRoundRobinBaseTest(feature_manager.FeatureManager):
                                   hm_type='PING', persistence=True,
                                   persistence_type="SOURCE_IP")
         self.check_lbaas_project_weight_values(constants.NO_OF_VMS_2,
-                                               persistence=True)
+                                               hash_persistence=True)
+
+    @decorators.attr(type='nsxv3')
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('60e9adda-b8d6-48a9-b0d2-942e5bb38f38')
+    def test_lbaas_http_update_app_cookie_http_cookie_persistence(self):
+        """
+        To verify the updation of session persistence from APP_COOKIE to
+        HTTP_COOKIE works fine.
+        """
+        self.deploy_lbaas_topology()
+        if not CONF.nsxv3.ens:
+            self.start_web_servers(constants.HTTP_PORT)
+        self.create_project_lbaas(protocol_type="HTTP", protocol_port="80",
+                                  lb_algorithm="ROUND_ROBIN",
+                                  hm_type='PING', persistence=True,
+                                  persistence_type="APP_COOKIE",
+                                  persistence_cookie_name="application_cookie")
+        self.check_lbaas_project_weight_values(constants.NO_OF_VMS_2)
+        pool_id = self.pools_client.list_pools()['pools'][-1]['id']
+        session_persistence = {}
+        session_persistence['type'] = "HTTP_COOKIE"
+        self.pools_client.update_pool(pool_id=pool_id,
+                                      session_persistence=session_persistence)
+        get_pool = self.pools_client.list_pools()
+        updated_pool = get_pool['pools'][0]['session_persistence']['type']
+        self.assertEqual("HTTP_COOKIE", updated_pool)
+        self.check_lbaas_project_weight_values(constants.NO_OF_VMS_2)
+
+    @decorators.attr(type='nsxv3')
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('60e30dda-b8d6-48a9-b0d2-942e5bb38f38')
+    def test_lbaas_http_round_robin_get_statistics(self):
+        """
+        To verify statistics are updated on the Loadbalancer
+        for every new traffic that hits on the lb.
+        """
+        self.deploy_lbaas_topology()
+        if not CONF.nsxv3.ens:
+            self.start_web_servers(constants.HTTP_PORT)
+        self.create_project_lbaas(protocol_type="HTTP", protocol_port="80",
+                                  lb_algorithm="ROUND_ROBIN",
+                                  hm_type='PING')
+        get_lb = self.load_balancers_client.list_load_balancers()
+        lb_id = get_lb['loadbalancers'][0]['id']
+        stat = self.load_balancers_client.show_load_balancer_stats(lb_id)
+        assert (stat['stats']['bytes_in'] == 0 and
+                stat['stats']['bytes_out'] == 0)
+        self.check_lbaas_project_weight_values(constants.NO_OF_VMS_2)
+        stat = self.load_balancers_client.show_load_balancer_stats(lb_id)
+        assert (stat['stats']['bytes_in'] >= 0 and
+                stat['stats']['bytes_out'] >= 0)