diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/qos/nsx_v3/utils.py b/vmware_nsx/services/qos/nsx_v3/utils.py
index 18ec4f7a8f..1b950f9d37 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/qos/nsx_v3/utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/qos/nsx_v3/utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from neutron.api.rpc.callbacks import events as callbacks_events
-from neutron import context as n_context
 from neutron.objects.qos import policy as qos_policy
 from neutron.services.qos import qos_consts
 from neutron_lib.api import validators
@@ -38,16 +37,16 @@ MAX_BURST_MAX_VALUE = int((2 ** 31 - 1) / 128)
 def handle_qos_notification(context, resource_type, policies_list,
                             event_type):
     for policy_obj in policies_list:
-        handle_qos_policy_notification(policy_obj, event_type)
+        handle_qos_policy_notification(context, policy_obj, event_type)
 
 
-def handle_qos_policy_notification(policy_obj, event_type):
+def handle_qos_policy_notification(context, policy_obj, event_type):
     handler = QosNotificationsHandler()
-    context = n_context.get_admin_context()
 
     # Reload the policy as admin so we will have a context
     if (event_type != callbacks_events.DELETED):
-        policy = qos_policy.QosPolicy.get_object(context, id=policy_obj.id)
+        policy = qos_policy.QosPolicy.get_object(context.elevated(),
+                                                 id=policy_obj.id)
 
     # Check if QoS policy rule was created/deleted/updated
     if (event_type == callbacks_events.CREATED):