diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
index aec7be0ef2..99b2351caf 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ class LoadBalancerCallbacks(object):
             qry = context.session.query(loadbalancer_db.Pool)
             qry = qry.filter_by(id=pool_id)
             pool = qry.one()
-            if pool.status != constants.ACTIVE:
-                raise n_exc.Invalid(_('Pool_id %(pool_id)s status ACTIVE '
-                                      'is expected but status is %(status)s') %
-                                    {'pool_id': pool_id,
-                                     'status': pool.status})
-
             retval = {}
             retval['pool'] = self.plugin._make_pool_dict(pool)
 
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
index 6bb971be3e..7307bca1e1 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/namespace_driver.py
@@ -265,11 +265,15 @@ class HaproxyNSDriver(agent_device_driver.AgentDeviceDriver):
 
     @n_utils.synchronized('haproxy-driver')
     def deploy_instance(self, logical_config):
-        # do actual deploy only if vip is configured and active
-        if ('vip' not in logical_config or
-            (logical_config['vip']['status'] not in
-             constants.ACTIVE_PENDING_STATUSES) or
-            not logical_config['vip']['admin_state_up']):
+        # do actual deploy only if vip and pool are configured and active
+        if (not logical_config or
+                'vip' not in logical_config or
+                (logical_config['vip']['status'] not in
+                 constants.ACTIVE_PENDING_STATUSES) or
+                not logical_config['vip']['admin_state_up'] or
+                (logical_config['pool']['status'] not in
+                 constants.ACTIVE_PENDING_STATUSES) or
+                not logical_config['pool']['admin_state_up']):
             return
 
         if self.exists(logical_config['pool']['id']):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/test_namespace_driver.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/test_namespace_driver.py
index b98cc29f20..504c592e99 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/test_namespace_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/haproxy/test_namespace_driver.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class TestHaproxyNSDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.driver.vif_driver = self.vif_driver
 
         self.fake_config = {
-            'pool': {'id': 'pool_id'},
+            'pool': {'id': 'pool_id', 'status': 'ACTIVE',
+                     'admin_state_up': True},
             'vip': {'id': 'vip_id', 'port': {'id': 'port_id'},
                     'status': 'ACTIVE', 'admin_state_up': True}
         }
@@ -357,6 +358,18 @@ class TestHaproxyNSDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
             self.driver.deploy_instance(self.fake_config)
             self.assertFalse(exists.called)
 
+    def test_deploy_instance_pool_status_non_active(self):
+        with mock.patch.object(self.driver, 'exists') as exists:
+            self.fake_config['pool']['status'] = 'NON_ACTIVE'
+            self.driver.deploy_instance(self.fake_config)
+            self.assertFalse(exists.called)
+
+    def test_deploy_instance_pool_admin_state_down(self):
+        with mock.patch.object(self.driver, 'exists') as exists:
+            self.fake_config['pool']['admin_state_up'] = False
+            self.driver.deploy_instance(self.fake_config)
+            self.assertFalse(exists.called)
+
     def test_refresh_device(self):
         with mock.patch.object(self.driver, 'deploy_instance') as deploy:
             pool_id = 'pool_id1'
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/test_agent_driver_base.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/test_agent_driver_base.py
index c828bd6846..8efec3a797 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/test_agent_driver_base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/drivers/test_agent_driver_base.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import mock
 from six.moves import xrange
 from webob import exc
 
-from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron import context
 from neutron.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db as ldb
 from neutron.db import servicetype_db as st_db
@@ -180,15 +179,25 @@ class TestLoadBalancerCallbacks(TestLoadBalancerPluginBase):
                 )
                 self.assertFalse(ready)
 
-    def test_get_logical_device_inactive(self):
+    def test_get_logical_device_non_active(self):
         with self.pool() as pool:
-            with self.vip(pool=pool) as vip:
-                with self.member(pool_id=vip['vip']['pool_id']):
-                    self.assertRaises(
-                        exceptions.Invalid,
-                        self.callbacks.get_logical_device,
-                        context.get_admin_context(),
-                        pool['pool']['id'])
+            ctx = context.get_admin_context()
+            for status in ('INACTIVE', 'PENDING_CREATE', 'PENDING_UPDATE'):
+                self.plugin_instance.update_status(
+                    ctx, ldb.Pool, pool['pool']['id'], status)
+                pool['pool']['status'] = status
+                expected = {
+                    'pool': pool['pool'],
+                    'members': [],
+                    'healthmonitors': [],
+                    'driver': 'dummy'
+                }
+
+                logical_config = self.callbacks.get_logical_device(
+                    ctx, pool['pool']['id']
+                )
+
+                self.assertEqual(expected, logical_config)
 
     def test_get_logical_device_active(self):
         with self.pool() as pool: