diff --git a/cyborg/common/placement_client.py b/cyborg/common/placement_client.py
index d83bcd6e..25d62acc 100644
--- a/cyborg/common/placement_client.py
+++ b/cyborg/common/placement_client.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ PLACEMENT_CLIENT_SEMAPHORE = 'placement_client'
 
 class PlacementClient(object):
     """Client class for reporting to placement."""
+
     def __init__(self):
         self._client = utils.get_sdk_adapter('placement')
 
@@ -226,6 +227,12 @@ class PlacementClient(object):
                 }
                 LOG.error(msg, args)
                 raise exception.InvalidResourceClass(resource_class=name)
+            elif resp.status_code == 204:
+                LOG.info("Resource class  %(rc_name)s already exists",
+                         {"rc_name": name})
+            elif resp.status_code == 201:
+                LOG.info("Successfully created resource class %(rc_name).", {
+                         "rc_name", name})
 
     def _get_providers_in_tree(self, context, uuid):
         """Queries the placement API for a list of the resource providers in
diff --git a/cyborg/conductor/manager.py b/cyborg/conductor/manager.py
index f268231e..e8134298 100644
--- a/cyborg/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/cyborg/conductor/manager.py
@@ -386,12 +386,9 @@ class ConductorManager(object):
     def provider_report(self, context, name, resource_class, traits, total,
                         parent):
         try:
-            self.placement_client.get("/resource_classes/%s" %
-                                      resource_class,
-                                      version='1.26')
+            self.placement_client.ensure_resource_classes(
+                context, [resource_class])
         except Exception as e:
-            self.placement_client.ensure_resource_classes(context,
-                                                          [resource_class])
             LOG.error("Error, could not access resource_classes."
                       "Details: %(info)s", {"info": e})