diff --git a/nova/network/api.py b/nova/network/api.py
index e4fd38b133e2..4b803482a987 100644
--- a/nova/network/api.py
+++ b/nova/network/api.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
         if self._is_multi_host(context, instance):
             args['floating_addresses'] = \
                 self._get_floating_ip_addresses(context, instance)
-            args['host'] = migration['dest_compute']
+            args['host'] = migration['source_compute']
 
         self.network_rpcapi.migrate_instance_start(context, **args)
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/network/test_api.py b/nova/tests/network/test_api.py
index bfc9dc878fc1..15ead5337dc9 100644
--- a/nova/tests/network/test_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/network/test_api.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class ApiTestCase(test.TestCase):
                     'project_id': 'fake_project_id',
                     'floating_addresses': None}
         if multi_host:
-            expected['host'] = 'fake_compute_dest'
             expected['floating_addresses'] = ['fake_float1', 'fake_float2']
         return fake_instance, fake_migration, expected
 
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@ class ApiTestCase(test.TestCase):
         info = {'kwargs': {}}
         arg1, arg2, expected = self._stub_migrate_instance_calls(
                 'migrate_instance_start', True, info)
+        expected['host'] = 'fake_compute_source'
         self.network_api.migrate_instance_start(self.context, arg1, arg2)
         self.assertEqual(info['kwargs'], expected)
 
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class ApiTestCase(test.TestCase):
         info = {'kwargs': {}}
         arg1, arg2, expected = self._stub_migrate_instance_calls(
                 'migrate_instance_finish', True, info)
+        expected['host'] = 'fake_compute_dest'
         self.network_api.migrate_instance_finish(self.context, arg1, arg2)
         self.assertEqual(info['kwargs'], expected)