diff --git a/nova/tests/fakelibvirt.py b/nova/tests/fakelibvirt.py
index 309a6f10f..81f946f4d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fakelibvirt.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fakelibvirt.py
@@ -288,8 +288,12 @@ class Domain(object):
     def suspend(self):
         self._state = VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED
 
+    def shutdown(self):
+        self._state = VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN
+        self._connection._mark_not_running(self)
+
     def info(self):
-        return [VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING,
+        return [self._state,
                 long(self._def['memory']),
                 long(self._def['memory']),
                 self._def['vcpu'],
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_virt_drivers.py b/nova/tests/test_virt_drivers.py
index 5b5b7d42e..8018008a6 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_virt_drivers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_virt_drivers.py
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(_VirtDriverTestCase):
             nova.virt.libvirt.firewall.libvirt = self.saved_libvirt
         super(LibvirtConnTestCase, self).tearDown()
 
+    def test_force_hard_reboot(self):
+        self.flags(libvirt_wait_soft_reboot_seconds=0)
+        self.test_reboot()
+
     @test.skip_test("Test nothing, but this method "
                     "needed to override superclass.")
     def test_migrate_disk_and_power_off(self):