diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/api/DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand.java b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/api/DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand.java
index c5231b19ac40..b642df856185 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/api/DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand.java
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/api/DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand.java
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ public String getProtocol() {
         return protocol;
     }
 
+    public String getNetworkServiceName() {
+        if (service != null) {
+            return service.getName();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) {
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResource.java b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResource.java
index 76815b0deebe..e8c5986a185e 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResource.java
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResource.java
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ private NsxAnswer executeRequest(CreateNsxPortForwardRuleCommand cmd) {
 
     private NsxAnswer executeRequest(DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand cmd) {
         String ruleName = null;
-        if (cmd.getService() == Network.Service.StaticNat) {
+        if (Network.Service.StaticNat.getName().equals(cmd.getNetworkServiceName())) {
             ruleName = NsxControllerUtils.getStaticNatRuleName(cmd.getDomainId(), cmd.getAccountId(), cmd.getZoneId(),
                     cmd.getNetworkResourceId(), cmd.isResourceVpc());
-        } else if (cmd.getService() == Network.Service.PortForwarding) {
+        } else if (Network.Service.PortForwarding.getName().equals(cmd.getNetworkServiceName())) {
             ruleName = NsxControllerUtils.getPortForwardRuleName(cmd.getDomainId(), cmd.getAccountId(), cmd.getZoneId(),
                     cmd.getNetworkResourceId(), cmd.getRuleId(), cmd.isResourceVpc());
         }
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResourceTest.java b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResourceTest.java
index ee4f4fb64c20..d7d78e2ca7ce 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResourceTest.java
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/resource/NsxResourceTest.java
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 // under the License.
 package org.apache.cloudstack.resource;
 
+import com.cloud.network.Network;
 import com.cloud.network.dao.NetworkVO;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.vmware.nsx.model.TransportZone;
 import com.vmware.nsx.model.TransportZoneListResult;
 import com.vmware.nsx_policy.model.EnforcementPoint;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
@@ -247,8 +251,11 @@ public void testCreatePortForwardRule() {
     @Test
     public void testDeleteNsxNatRule() {
         DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand cmd = new DeleteNsxNatRuleCommand(domainId, accountId, zoneId, 3L, "VPC01", true, 2L, 5L, "22", "tcp");
+        Network.Service service = new Network.Service("PortForwarding");
+        cmd.setService(service);
         NsxAnswer answer = (NsxAnswer) nsxResource.executeRequest(cmd);
         assertTrue(answer.getResult());
+        verify(nsxApi).deleteNatRule(service, "22", "tcp", "VPC01", "D1-A2-Z1-V3", "D1-A2-Z1-V3-PF5");
     }
 
     @Test