diff --git a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer.go b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer.go
index 67773a936..0f0017506 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func resourceCLCLoadBalancerUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 		update.Status = d.Get("status").(string)
 	}
 	if update.Name != "" || update.Description != "" || update.Status != "" {
+		update.Name = d.Get("name").(string) // required on every PUT
 		err := client.LB.Update(dc, id, update)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed updating load balancer under %v/%v: %v", dc, id, err)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_pool_test.go b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_pool_test.go
index 4b104efc8..e231e1f93 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_pool_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_pool_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ func TestAccLBPoolBasic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer_pool.acc_test_pool", "port", "80"),
 				),
 			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccCheckLBPConfigUpdates,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckLBPExists("clc_load_balancer_pool.acc_test_pool", &pool),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lbp", "description", "description modified"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lbp", "status", "disabled"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer_pool.acc_test_pool", "nodes.0.privatePort", "8080"),
+				),
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ resource "clc_group" "acc_test_lbp_group" {
 # need a server here because we need to reference an ip owned by this account
 resource "clc_server" "acc_test_lbp_server" {
   name_template		= "node"
-  description		= "load balanced in ${clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lbp.id}"
+  description		= "load balanced"
   source_server_id	= "UBUNTU-14-64-TEMPLATE"
   type			= "standard"
   group_id		= "${clc_group.acc_test_lbp_group.id}"
@@ -101,6 +110,7 @@ resource "clc_load_balancer" "acc_test_lbp" {
   name			= "acc_test_lb"
   description		= "load balancer test"
   status		= "enabled"
+  depends_on            = ["clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server"]
 }
 
 resource "clc_load_balancer_pool" "acc_test_pool" {
@@ -113,5 +123,51 @@ resource "clc_load_balancer_pool" "acc_test_pool" {
       ipAddress		= "${clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server.private_ip_address}"
       privatePort	= 80
     }
+  depends_on            = ["clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server"]
+}
+`
+
+const testAccCheckLBPConfigUpdates = `
+variable "dc" { default = "IL1" }
+
+resource "clc_group" "acc_test_lbp_group" {
+  location_id		= "${var.dc}"
+  name			= "acc_test_lbp_group"
+  parent		= "Default Group"
+}
+
+# need a server here because we need to reference an ip owned by this account
+resource "clc_server" "acc_test_lbp_server" {
+  name_template		= "node"
+  description		= "load balanced"
+  source_server_id	= "UBUNTU-14-64-TEMPLATE"
+  type			= "standard"
+  group_id		= "${clc_group.acc_test_lbp_group.id}"
+  cpu			= 1
+  memory_mb		= 1024
+  password		= "Green123$"
+  power_state		= "started"
+
+}
+
+resource "clc_load_balancer" "acc_test_lbp" {
+  data_center		= "${var.dc}"
+  name			= "acc_test_lb"
+  description		= "description modified"
+  status		= "disabled"
+  depends_on            = ["clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server"]
+}
+
+resource "clc_load_balancer_pool" "acc_test_pool" {
+  port			= 80
+  data_center		= "${var.dc}"
+  load_balancer		= "${clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lbp.id}"
+  nodes
+    {
+      status		= "enabled"
+      ipAddress		= "${clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server.private_ip_address}"
+      privatePort	= 8080
+    }
+  depends_on            = ["clc_server.acc_test_lbp_server"]
 }
 `
diff --git a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_test.go b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_test.go
index 8e8a68ed3..9bfc9d335 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/clc/resource_clc_load_balancer_test.go
@@ -1,101 +1,3 @@
 package clc
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-
-	clc "github.com/CenturyLinkCloud/clc-sdk"
-	lb "github.com/CenturyLinkCloud/clc-sdk/lb"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
-)
-
-// things to test:
-//   updates name/desc
-//   toggles status
-//   created w/o pool
-
-func TestAccLoadBalancerBasic(t *testing.T) {
-	var resp lb.LoadBalancer
-	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
-		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
-		Providers:    testAccProviders,
-		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckLBDestroy,
-		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
-			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccCheckLBConfigBasic,
-				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckLBExists("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", &resp),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "name", "acc_test_lb"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "data_center", testAccDC),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "status", "enabled"),
-				),
-			},
-			// update simple attrs
-			resource.TestStep{
-				Config: testAccCheckLBConfigNameDesc,
-				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
-					testAccCheckLBExists("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", &resp),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "name", "foobar"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "description", "foobar"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("clc_load_balancer.acc_test_lb", "status", "disabled"),
-				),
-			},
-		},
-	})
-}
-
-func testAccCheckLBDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
-	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*clc.Client)
-	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
-		if rs.Type != "clc_load_balancer" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, err := client.LB.Get(testAccDC, rs.Primary.ID); err == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("LB still exists")
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func testAccCheckLBExists(n string, resp *lb.LoadBalancer) resource.TestCheckFunc {
-	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
-		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
-		}
-		if rs.Primary.ID == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("No ID is set")
-		}
-		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*clc.Client)
-		l, err := client.LB.Get(testAccDC, rs.Primary.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if l.ID != rs.Primary.ID {
-			return fmt.Errorf("LB not found")
-		}
-		*resp = *l
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-const testAccCheckLBConfigBasic = `
-variable "dc" { default = "IL1" }
-
-resource "clc_load_balancer" "acc_test_lb" {
-  data_center	= "${var.dc}"
-  name		= "acc_test_lb"
-  description	= "load balancer test"
-  status	= "enabled"
-}`
-
-const testAccCheckLBConfigNameDesc = `
-variable "dc" { default = "IL1" }
-
-resource "clc_load_balancer" "acc_test_lb" {
-  data_center	= "${var.dc}"
-  name		= "foobar"
-  description	= "foobar"
-  status	= "disabled"
-}`
+// clc_load_balancer covered by clc_load_balancer_pool tests: resource_clc_load_balancer_pool_test.go