diff --git a/library/decort_lb.py b/library/decort_lb.py
index 815498b..976f345 100644
--- a/library/decort_lb.py
+++ b/library/decort_lb.py
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ class decort_lb(DecortController):
                                     self.amodule.params['ext_net_id'],
                                     self.amodule.params['ha_lb'],
                                     self.amodule.params['annotation'])
-        if self.amodule.params['backends'] or self.amodule.params['frontends']:
+        if self.lb_id and (self.amodule.params['backends'] or
+                           self.amodule.params['frontends']):
             self.lb_id, self.lb_facts = self.lb_find(0,self.amodule.params['lb_name'],self.rg_id)
             self.lb_update(
                 self.lb_facts['primaryNode'],