diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/load_balancer.rb
index 5898420e5..4181cd588 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/load_balancer.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ module Fog
 
         def initialize(attributes={})
           attributes[:availability_zones] ||= attributes['AvailabilityZones'] || %w(us-east-1a us-east-1b us-east-1c us-east-1d)
-          attributes['ListenerDescriptions'] ||= [{
-            'Listener' => {'LoadBalancerPort' => 80, 'InstancePort' => 80, 'Protocol' => 'HTTP'},
-            'PolicyNames' => []
-          }]
+          unless attributes['ListenerDescriptions']
+            new_listener = Fog::AWS::ELB::Listener.new
+            attributes['ListenerDescriptions'] = [{
+              'Listener' => new_listener.to_params,
+              'PolicyNames' => new_listener.policy_names
+            }]
+          end
           attributes['Policies'] ||= {'AppCookieStickinessPolicies' => [], 'LBCookieStickinessPolicies' => []}
           super
         end