diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb b/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
index 15df342ef..59f739b57 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/elb.rb
@@ -19,12 +19,21 @@ module Fog
         Fog::AWS::ELB::Real.new(options)
       end
 
+      def self.indexed_param(key, values, idx_offset = 0)
+        params = {}
+        key.concat(".%") unless key.include?("%")
+        [*values].each_with_index do |value, index|
+          params["#{key.gsub("%", (index + idx_offset).to_s)}"] = value
+        end
+        return params
+      end
+
       class Real
 
         # Initialize connection to ELB
         #
         # ==== Notes
-        # options parameter must include values for :aws_access_key_id and 
+        # options parameter must include values for :aws_access_key_id and
         # :aws_secret_access_key in order to create a connection
         #
         # ==== Examples
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/describe_load_balancers.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/describe_load_balancers.rb
index 32c0d6833..72a79796a 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/describe_load_balancers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/describe_load_balancers.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Fog
         #         * 'AvailabilityZones'<~Array> - list of availability zones covered by this load balancer
         #         * 'Instances'<~Array> - list of instances that the load balancer balances between
         def describe_load_balancers(lb_name = [])
-          params = AWS.indexed_param('LoadBalancerNames.member', [*lb_name])
+          params = ELB.indexed_param('LoadBalancerNames.member', [*lb_name], 1)
           request({
             'Action'  => 'DescribeLoadBalancers',
             :parser   => Fog::Parsers::AWS::ELB::DescribeLoadBalancers.new