diff --git a/heat/engine/rsrc_defn.py b/heat/engine/rsrc_defn.py
index ec703dfedf..6a609ec342 100644
--- a/heat/engine/rsrc_defn.py
+++ b/heat/engine/rsrc_defn.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class ResourceDefinitionCore(object):
         data = {
             'classname': type(self).__name__,
             'name': repr(self.name),
-            'type': repr(self.type),
+            'type': repr(self.resource_type),
             'args': ', '.join(arg_repr(n) for n in args)
         }
         return '%(classname)s(%(name)s, %(type)s, %(args)s)' % data
diff --git a/heat/scaling/lbutils.py b/heat/scaling/lbutils.py
index 58006bb7e0..62bd34f78e 100644
--- a/heat/scaling/lbutils.py
+++ b/heat/scaling/lbutils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def reload_loadbalancers(group, load_balancers, exclude=None):
             lb.name,
             lb.type(),
             properties=props,
-            metadata=lb.t.get('Metadata'),
-            deletion_policy=lb.t.get('DeletionPolicy'))
+            metadata=lb.t.metadata(),
+            deletion_policy=lb.t.deletion_policy())
 
         scheduler.TaskRunner(lb.update, lb_defn)()
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_instance_group.py b/heat/tests/test_instance_group.py
index 87109660fc..81099ad931 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_instance_group.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_instance_group.py
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ class LoadbalancerReloadTest(common.HeatTestCase):
              'Listeners': [{'InstancePort': u'80',
                             'LoadBalancerPort': u'80',
                             'Protocol': 'HTTP'}],
-             'AvailabilityZones': ['nova']})
+             'AvailabilityZones': ['nova']},
+            metadata={},
+            deletion_policy='Delete'
+        )
 
         group._lb_reload()
         mock_members.assert_called_once_with(group, exclude=[])
@@ -249,7 +252,9 @@ class LoadbalancerReloadTest(common.HeatTestCase):
             'ElasticLoadBalancer',
             'OS::Neutron::LoadBalancer',
             {'protocol_port': 8080,
-             'members': ['aaaa', 'bbb']})
+             'members': ['aaaa', 'bbb']},
+            metadata={},
+            deletion_policy='Delete')
 
         group._lb_reload()
         mock_members.assert_called_once_with(group, exclude=[])
@@ -302,7 +307,9 @@ class LoadbalancerReloadTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                                     u'Listeners': [{u'InstancePort': u'80',
                                                     u'LoadBalancerPort': u'80',
                                                     u'Protocol': u'HTTP'}],
-                                    u'AvailabilityZones': ['abc', 'xyz']}}
+                                    u'AvailabilityZones': ['abc', 'xyz']},
+                    u'DeletionPolicy': 'Delete',
+                    u'Metadata': {}}
 
         stack = utils.parse_stack(t, params=inline_templates.as_params)
         lb = stack['ElasticLoadBalancer']