diff --git a/contrib/rackspace/heat/engine/plugins/cloud_loadbalancer.py b/contrib/rackspace/heat/engine/plugins/cloud_loadbalancer.py
index c66ff99e02..538df497d0 100644
--- a/contrib/rackspace/heat/engine/plugins/cloud_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/contrib/rackspace/heat/engine/plugins/cloud_loadbalancer.py
@@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ class CloudLoadBalancer(rackspace_resource.RackspaceResource):
                 except exception.StackValidationFailed as svf:
                     return {'Error': str(svf)}
 
-    def FnGetRefId(self):
-        return unicode(self.name)
-
     def _public_ip(self):
         #TODO(andrew-plunk) return list here and let caller choose ip
         for ip in self.clb.get(self.resource_id).virtual_ips:
diff --git a/contrib/rackspace/heat/tests/test_cloud_loadbalancer.py b/contrib/rackspace/heat/tests/test_cloud_loadbalancer.py
index aed5875cb9..d0772a692f 100644
--- a/contrib/rackspace/heat/tests/test_cloud_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/contrib/rackspace/heat/tests/test_cloud_loadbalancer.py
@@ -401,6 +401,18 @@ class LoadBalancerTest(HeatTestCase):
         scheduler.TaskRunner(rsrc.create)()
         self.m.VerifyAll()
 
+    def test_ref_id(self):
+        """The Reference ID of the resource is the resource ID."""
+        template = self._set_template(self.lb_template)
+        rsrc, fake_loadbalancer = self._mock_loadbalancer(template,
+                                                          self.lb_name,
+                                                          self.expected_body)
+        self.m.ReplayAll()
+        scheduler.TaskRunner(rsrc.create)()
+        self.m.VerifyAll()
+
+        self.assertEqual(rsrc.FnGetRefId(), rsrc.resource_id)
+
     def test_post_creation_error_page(self):
         error_page = "REALLY BIG ERROR"