diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lb.go b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lb.go
index 9f3f5f9759..c5ac881419 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lb.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lb.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func lbGetByName(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}, name string) error {
 			if lb.Logging != nil && lb.Logging.Datapath != nil {
 				d.Set(isLBLogging, *lb.Logging.Datapath.Active)
 			}
-			if *lb.IsPublic {
+			if lb.IsPublic != nil && *lb.IsPublic {
 				d.Set(isLBType, "public")
 			} else if lb.IsPrivatePath != nil && *lb.IsPrivatePath {
 				d.Set(isLBType, "private_path")
diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs.go b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs.go
index 51482b185f..1317588b3f 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs.go
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ func getLbs(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		lbInfo[ProvisioningStatus] = *lb.ProvisioningStatus
 
 		lbInfo[CreatedAt] = lb.CreatedAt.String()
-		if *lb.IsPublic {
+		if lb.IsPublic != nil && *lb.IsPublic {
 			lbInfo[isLBType] = "public"
-		} else if *lb.IsPrivatePath {
+		} else if lb.IsPrivatePath != nil && *lb.IsPrivatePath {
 			lbInfo[isLBType] = "private_path"
 		} else {
 			lbInfo[isLBType] = "private"
diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs_test.go b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs_test.go
index 9220036734..55a001ab4e 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs_test.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/data_source_ibm_is_lbs_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func TestAccIBMISLBSDatasource_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckIBMISLBExists("ibm_is_lb.testacc_lb", lb),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"data.ibm_is_lb.ds_lb", "name", name),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.ds_lb", "load_balancers.0.availability"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.ds_lb", "load_balancers.0.instance_groups_supported"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.ds_lb", "load_balancers.0.source_ip_persistence_supported"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.test_lbs", "load_balancers.0.availability"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.test_lbs", "load_balancers.0.instance_groups_supported"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.ibm_is_lbs.test_lbs", "load_balancers.0.source_ip_session_persistence_supported"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ func testDSCheckIBMISLBSConfig(vpcname, subnetname, zone, cidr, name string) str
 	  }
 	  data "ibm_is_lb" "ds_lb" {
 		name = ibm_is_lb.testacc_lb.name
-	  }`, vpcname, subnetname, zone, cidr, name)
+	  }
+	  data "ibm_is_lbs" "test_lbs" {
+	  	depends_on = [ibm_is_lb.testacc_lb]
+	  }	
+	  `, vpcname, subnetname, zone, cidr, name)
 }
 func testDSCheckIBMISLBSDatasourceConfig() string {
 	// status filter defaults to empty
diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb.go b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb.go
index 29dc383459..4606741829 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_lb.go
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func lbGet(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}, id string) error {
 		d.Set("dns", nil)
 	}
 	d.Set(isLBName, *lb.Name)
-	if *lb.IsPublic {
+	if lb.IsPublic != nil && *lb.IsPublic {
 		d.Set(isLBType, "public")
 	} else {
 		if lb.IsPrivatePath != nil && *lb.IsPrivatePath {