diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 2a513965..e2079009 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Tony Tan (tony.tan@rackspace.com)
 Malini Kamalambal (malini.kamalambal@rackspace.com)
 Obulapathi Challa (obulapathi.challa@rackspace.com)
 Sriram Padmanabhan (sriram.padmanabhan@rackspace.com)
+Mohan Madhavan (mohan.madhavan@rackspace.com)
 
 
 See also AUTHORS for a complete list of contributors.
diff --git a/poppy/provider/akamai/driver.py b/poppy/provider/akamai/driver.py
index e3a2573e..88918e2b 100644
--- a/poppy/provider/akamai/driver.py
+++ b/poppy/provider/akamai/driver.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from poppy.openstack.common import log
 from poppy.provider.akamai import controllers
 from poppy.provider.akamai.mod_san_queue import zookeeper_queue
 from poppy.provider import base
+import uuid
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ class CDNProvider(base.Driver):
         return san_info_storage.driver
 
     def is_alive(self):
-
+        unique_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
         request_headers = {
             'Content-type': 'application/json',
             'Accept': 'text/plain'
@@ -210,12 +211,24 @@ class CDNProvider(base.Driver):
         resp = self.policy_api_client.put(
             self.akamai_policy_api_base_url.format(
                 configuration_number=self.http_conf_number,
-                policy_name='healthcheck'),
+                policy_name=unique_id),
             data=json.dumps({'rules': []}),
             headers=request_headers)
 
         if resp.ok:
+            try:
+                LOG.info('Policy with {0} created'.format(unique_id))
+                LOG.info('Akamai Health Check Succeeded')
+                self.policy_api_client.delete(
+                    self.akamai_policy_api_base_url.format(
+                        configuration_number=self.http_conf_number,
+                        policy_name=unique_id))
+            except Exception as e:
+                LOG.warn(
+                    'Akamai Health Check Succeeded but \
+                     failed to delete policy:{0}'.format(e))
             return True
+
         else:
             LOG.warn("Akamai Health Check Failed")
             LOG.warn("Response Status Code : {0}".format(resp.status_code))