diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
index bed01aadd..a5189fdc2 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package aws
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
@@ -51,11 +52,15 @@ func resourceAwsLBCookieStickinessPolicyCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta inte
 
 	// Provision the LBStickinessPolicy
 	lbspOpts := &elb.CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicyInput{
-		CookieExpirationPeriod: aws.Int64(int64(d.Get("cookie_expiration_period").(int))),
-		LoadBalancerName:       aws.String(d.Get("load_balancer").(string)),
-		PolicyName:             aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+		LoadBalancerName: aws.String(d.Get("load_balancer").(string)),
+		PolicyName:       aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
 	}
 
+	if v := d.Get("cookie_expiration_period").(int); v > 0 {
+		lbspOpts.CookieExpirationPeriod = aws.Int64(int64(v))
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] LB Cookie Stickiness Policy opts: %#v", lbspOpts)
 	if _, err := elbconn.CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicy(lbspOpts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating LBCookieStickinessPolicy: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ func resourceAwsLBCookieStickinessPolicyCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta inte
 		PolicyNames:      []*string{aws.String(d.Get("name").(string))},
 	}
 
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] LB Cookie Stickiness create configuration: %#v", setLoadBalancerOpts)
 	if _, err := elbconn.SetLoadBalancerPoliciesOfListener(setLoadBalancerOpts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting LBCookieStickinessPolicy: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
index e1073e5e8..765d2ffcd 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ resource "aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy" "foo" {
 	name = "foo-policy"
 	load_balancer = "${aws_elb.lb.id}"
 	lb_port = 80
-	cookie_expiration_period = 600
 }
 `