diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/hosts.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/hosts.py
index 93e0dd983c3..a93da9e01e3 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/hosts.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/hosts.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def update(self, req, id, body):
             key = raw_key.lower().strip()
             val = raw_val.lower().strip()
             if key == "status":
-                if val[:6] in ("enable", "disabl"):
+                if val in ("enable", "disable"):
                     update_values['status'] = val.startswith("enable")
                 else:
                     explanation = _("Invalid status: '%s'") % raw_val
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_hosts.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_hosts.py
index 76eb77e566a..77beeae8c02 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_hosts.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_hosts.py
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ def test_bad_status_value(self):
         bad_body = {"status": "bad"}
         self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, self.controller.update,
                 self.req, "host_c1", body=bad_body)
+        bad_body2 = {"status": "disablabc"}
+        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest, self.controller.update,
+                self.req, "host_c1", body=bad_body2)
 
     def test_bad_update_key(self):
         bad_body = {"crazy": "bad"}