diff --git a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
index 56d0d00284..100d3582a3 100644
--- a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
+++ b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::deploy_failure_action(int vid)
         vm->set_etime(the_time);
         vm->set_running_etime(the_time);
 
+        vm->set_reason(History::ERROR);
+
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::POWEROFF);
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::LCM_INIT);
 
@@ -445,6 +447,8 @@ void  LifeCycleManager::deploy_failure_action(int vid)
         vm->set_etime(the_time);
         vm->set_running_etime(the_time);
 
+        vm->set_reason(History::ERROR);
+
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::SUSPENDED);
         vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::LCM_INIT);