diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/loadbalancer.py b/heat/engine/resources/loadbalancer.py
index 2d5fea7c36..e690739eb6 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/loadbalancer.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/loadbalancer.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ lb_template = '''
 # file at the moment this is because we will probably need to implement a
 # LoadBalancer based on keepalived as well (for for ssl support).
 #
-class LoadBalancer(stack.Stack):
+class LoadBalancer(stack.NestedStack):
 
     listeners_schema = {
         'InstancePort': {'Type': 'Number',