diff --git a/neutron/pecan_wsgi/hooks/notifier.py b/neutron/pecan_wsgi/hooks/notifier.py
index 7e52fe608df..dfff55b43ef 100644
--- a/neutron/pecan_wsgi/hooks/notifier.py
+++ b/neutron/pecan_wsgi/hooks/notifier.py
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ class NotifierHook(hooks.PecanHook):
 
         if action == 'delete':
             resource_id = state.request.context.get('resource_id')
-            result = {resource_name + '_id': resource_id}
+            result[resource_name + '_id'] = resource_id
+
         self._notifier.info(neutron_context, notifier_method, result)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/pecan_wsgi/test_hooks.py b/neutron/tests/functional/pecan_wsgi/test_hooks.py
index 0b4a35df3a3..9c9d9785f92 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/pecan_wsgi/test_hooks.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/pecan_wsgi/test_hooks.py
@@ -316,13 +316,16 @@ class TestMetricsNotifierHook(test_functional.PecanFunctionalTest):
             self.mock_notifier.mock_calls)
         self.mock_notifier.reset_mock()
 
+        before_payload = {'network_id': network_id}
+        after_payload = before_payload.copy()
+        after_payload['network'] = directory.get_plugin().get_network(
+            context.get_admin_context(), network_id)
         response = self.app.delete(
             '/v2.0/networks/%s.json' % network_id, headers=req_headers)
         self.assertEqual(204, response.status_int)
-        payload = {'network_id': network_id}
         self.assertEqual(
-            [mock.call(mock.ANY, 'network.delete.start', payload),
-             mock.call(mock.ANY, 'network.delete.end', payload)],
+            [mock.call(mock.ANY, 'network.delete.start', before_payload),
+             mock.call(mock.ANY, 'network.delete.end', after_payload)],
             self.mock_notifier.mock_calls)
 
     def test_bulk_create_triggers_notification(self):