diff --git a/neutron/api/rpc/handlers/l3_rpc.py b/neutron/api/rpc/handlers/l3_rpc.py
index 15cd0737bf1..5ebecb706bb 100644
--- a/neutron/api/rpc/handlers/l3_rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/api/rpc/handlers/l3_rpc.py
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ class L3RpcCallback(object):
                 self._ensure_host_set_on_port(context,
                                               gw_port_host,
                                               router.get('gw_port'),
-                                              router['id'])
+                                              router['id'],
+                                              ha_router_port=router.get('ha'))
                 for p in router.get(constants.SNAT_ROUTER_INTF_KEY, []):
                     self._ensure_host_set_on_port(
                         context, gw_port_host, p, router['id'],
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ class L3RpcCallback(object):
                 # All ports, including ports created for SNAT'ing for
                 # DVR are handled here
                 try:
+                    LOG.debug("Updating router %(router)s port %(port)s "
+                              "binding host %(host)s",
+                              {"router": router_id, "port": port['id'],
+                               "host": host})
                     self.plugin.update_port(
                         context,
                         port['id'],
@@ -213,6 +218,10 @@ class L3RpcCallback(object):
                     # port binding will be corrected when an active is
                     # elected.
                     try:
+                        LOG.debug("Updating router %(router)s port %(port)s "
+                                  "binding host %(host)s",
+                                  {"router": router_id, "port": port['id'],
+                                   "host": host})
                         self.plugin.update_port(
                             context,
                             port['id'],
diff --git a/neutron/db/l3_hamode_db.py b/neutron/db/l3_hamode_db.py
index a0c75d71424..435178420ae 100644
--- a/neutron/db/l3_hamode_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/l3_hamode_db.py
@@ -760,6 +760,16 @@ class L3_HA_NAT_db_mixin(l3_dvr_db.L3_NAT_with_dvr_db_mixin,
                     ha_binding_agent.host == gateway_port_binding_host):
                 return ha_binding_agent.host
 
+        LOG.debug("No gateway port host retrieved. HA router %(router_id)s "
+                  "gateway port %(gw_port_id)s "
+                  "binding host: %(host)s, status: %(status)s, "
+                  "router HA bindings: %(ha_bindings)s",
+                  {"router_id": router_id,
+                   "gw_port_id": gateway_port['id'],
+                   "host": gateway_port_binding_host,
+                   "status": gateway_port_status,
+                   "ha_bindings": ha_bindings})
+
 
 def is_ha_router(router):
     """Return True if router to be handled is ha."""
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
index 925ce8f47c0..c12fae01a79 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/extensions/test_l3.py
@@ -4203,6 +4203,21 @@ class L3RpcCallbackTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         actual_message = mock_log.call_args[0][0] % mock_log.call_args[0][1]
         self.assertEqual(expected_message, actual_message)
 
+    def test__ensure_host_set_on_ports_dvr_ha_router_with_gatway(self):
+        context = mock.Mock()
+        host = "fake_host"
+        router_id = 'foo_router_id'
+        router = {"id": router_id,
+                  "gw_port_host": host,
+                  "gw_port": {"id": "foo_port_id"},
+                  "distributed": True,
+                  "ha": True}
+        mock__ensure = mock.Mock()
+        self.l3_rpc_cb._ensure_host_set_on_port = mock__ensure
+        self.l3_rpc_cb._ensure_host_set_on_ports(context, host, [router])
+        mock__ensure.assert_called_once_with(
+            context, host, router["gw_port"], router_id, ha_router_port=True)
+
 
 class L3AgentDbIntTestCase(L3BaseForIntTests, L3AgentDbTestCaseBase):