diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_common.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_common.py
index 7088d70eca..cfd240e2b4 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_common.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/lb_common.py
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 from neutron_lib import exceptions as n_exc
+from oslo_log import helpers as log_helpers
 
 from vmware_nsx._i18n import _
 from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas import lb_const
 
 
+@log_helpers.log_method_call
 def validate_session_persistence(pool, listener, completor, old_pool=None):
     sp = pool.get('session_persistence')
     if not listener or not sp:
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/lb_utils.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/lb_utils.py
index 6d53905f1c..2e001b79cb 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/lb_utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/lb_utils.py
@@ -250,44 +250,6 @@ def update_router_lb_vip_advertisement(context, core_plugin, router,
             nsx_router_id, [adv_rule], name_prefix=ADV_RULE_NAME)
 
 
-@log_helpers.log_method_call
-def validate_session_persistence(pool, listener, completor, old_pool=None):
-    sp = pool.get('session_persistence')
-    if not listener or not sp:
-        # safety first!
-        return
-    # L4 listeners only allow source IP persistence
-    if (listener['protocol'] == lb_const.LB_PROTOCOL_TCP and
-        sp['type'] != lb_const.LB_SESSION_PERSISTENCE_SOURCE_IP):
-        completor(success=False)
-        msg = (_("Invalid session persistence type %(sp_type)s for "
-                 "pool on listener %(lst_id)s with %(proto)s protocol") %
-               {'sp_type': sp['type'],
-                'lst_id': listener['id'],
-                'proto': listener['protocol']})
-        raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-pool', msg=msg)
-    # Cannot switch (yet) on update from source IP to cookie based, and
-    # vice versa
-    cookie_pers_types = (lb_const.LB_SESSION_PERSISTENCE_HTTP_COOKIE,
-                         lb_const.LB_SESSION_PERSISTENCE_APP_COOKIE)
-    if old_pool:
-        oldsp = old_pool.get('session_persistence')
-        if not oldsp:
-            return
-        if ((sp['type'] == lb_const.LB_SESSION_PERSISTENCE_SOURCE_IP and
-             oldsp['type'] in cookie_pers_types) or
-            (sp['type'] in cookie_pers_types and
-             oldsp['type'] == lb_const.LB_SESSION_PERSISTENCE_SOURCE_IP)):
-            completor(success=False)
-            msg = (_("Cannot update session persistence type to "
-                     "%(sp_type)s for pool on listener %(lst_id)s "
-                     "from %(old_sp_type)s") %
-                   {'sp_type': sp['type'],
-                    'lst_id': listener['id'],
-                    'old_sp_type': oldsp['type']})
-            raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-pool', msg=msg)
-
-
 @log_helpers.log_method_call
 def delete_persistence_profile(nsxlib, persistence_profile_id):
     if persistence_profile_id:
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
index 1c382c2df3..dbac68567c 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from vmware_nsx._i18n import _
 from vmware_nsx.common import exceptions as nsx_exc
 from vmware_nsx.db import db as nsx_db
 from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas import base_mgr
+from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas import lb_common
 from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas import lb_const
 from vmware_nsx.services.lbaas.nsx_v3.implementation import lb_utils
 from vmware_nsxlib.v3 import exceptions as nsxlib_exc
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class EdgeListenerManagerFromDict(base_mgr.Nsxv3LoadbalancerBaseManager):
             old_pool = None
             if old_listener:
                 old_pool = old_listener.get('default_pool')
-            lb_utils.validate_session_persistence(
+            lb_common.validate_session_persistence(
                 listener.get('default_pool'), listener, completor,
                 old_pool=old_pool)
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
index 14a48ce45b..e47299ed04 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/octavia/octavia_driver.py
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ class NSXOctaviaDriver(driver_base.ProviderDriver):
                 pool_dict['loadbalancer_id'])
         if 'listener' not in pool_dict:
             self._get_listener_in_pool_dict(pool_dict, is_update)
+        # make sure this pool has a project id
+        if 'project_id' not in pool_dict:
+            project_id = self.get_obj_project_id('Pool', pool_dict)
+            pool_dict['tenant_id'] = pool_dict['project_id'] = project_id
+
         return pool_dict
 
     def _get_hm_dict(self, hm_id, is_update):
@@ -292,6 +297,10 @@ class NSXOctaviaDriver(driver_base.ProviderDriver):
                 # Generate a loadbalancer object
                 obj_dict['loadbalancer'] = self._get_load_balancer_dict(
                     obj_dict['loadbalancer_id'])
+            if obj_dict.get('default_pool_id'):
+                # Generate the default pool object
+                obj_dict['default_pool'] = self._get_pool_dict(
+                    obj_dict['default_pool_id'], is_update)
             # TODO(asarfaty): add default_tls_container_id
 
         elif obj_type == 'Pool':