diff --git a/vmware_nsx/api_replay/client.py b/vmware_nsx/api_replay/client.py
index a688fb65e7..4e0e286e9c 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/api_replay/client.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/api_replay/client.py
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ class ApiReplayClient(utils.PrepareObjectForMigration):
 
     def migrate_octavia(self):
         """Migrates Octavia NSX objects to the new neutron driver.
-        The Octavia proccess & DB will remain unchanged.
+        The Octavia process & DB will remain unchanged.
         Using RPC connection to connect directly with the new plugin driver.
         """
         # Read all existing octavia resources
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ class ApiReplayClient(utils.PrepareObjectForMigration):
         self.octavia_rpc_client = messaging.RPCClient(transport, target)
 
         # Initialize RPC listener for getting status updates from the driver
-        # so that the rsource status will not change in the octavia DB
+        # so that the resource status will not change in the octavia DB
         topic = d_const.DRIVER_TO_OCTAVIA_MIGRATION_TOPIC
         server = socket.gethostname()
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topic, server=server,
@@ -932,6 +932,10 @@ class ApiReplayClient(utils.PrepareObjectForMigration):
                 # Do nothing
                 pass
 
+            def update_listener_statistics(self, **kw):
+                # Do nothing
+                pass
+
         endpoints = [MigrationOctaviaDriverEndpoint]
         access_policy = dispatcher.DefaultRPCAccessPolicy
         self.octavia_rpc_server = messaging.get_rpc_server(
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv/resources/migration.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv/resources/migration.py
index 0f45b3d81f..33faf3b973 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv/resources/migration.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv/resources/migration.py
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ def validate_config_for_migration(resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
         # Networks & subnets validations:
         networks = plugin.get_networks(admin_context)
         for net in networks:
-            # skip internal networks
+            # Skip internal networks
             if net['project_id'] == nsxv_constants.INTERNAL_TENANT_ID:
                 continue
 
+            # Skip public networks
+            if plugin._network_is_external(admin_context, net['id']):
+                continue
+
             # VXLAN or portgroup provider networks
             net_type = net.get(pnet.NETWORK_TYPE)
             if (net_type == c_utils.NsxVNetworkTypes.VXLAN or