diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
index 15f80f8..28ba049 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
         };
 
         roleMap = new SMap(theInstance.getMap("nodeRoles"), this.serializer);
+        roleMap.addEntryListener((new RemoteMasterShipEventHandler()), true);
         terms = new SMap(theInstance.getMap("terms"), this.serializer);
         clusterSize = theInstance.getAtomicLong("clustersize");
-        roleMap.addEntryListener((new RemoteMasterShipEventHandler()), true);
 
         log.info("Started");
     }
diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/RoleValue.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/RoleValue.java
index f2c3559..51dd293 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/RoleValue.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/mastership/impl/RoleValue.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.common.RoleInfo;
 
 /**
  * A structure that holds node mastership roles associated with a
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@
      * @param from the old role
      * @param to the new role
      */
-    // might want to add anyways as default behavior
     public void reassign(NodeId nodeId, MastershipRole from, MastershipRole to) {
         remove(from, nodeId);
         add(to, nodeId);
@@ -91,12 +91,22 @@
      * @param to the new NodeId
      * @param type the role associated with the old NodeId
      */
-    // might want to add anyways as default behavior
     public void replace(NodeId from, NodeId to, MastershipRole type) {
         remove(type, from);
         add(type, to);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Summarizes this RoleValue as a RoleInfo. Note that master and/or backups
+     * may be empty, so the values should be checked for safety.
+     *
+     * @return the RoleInfo.
+     */
+    public RoleInfo roleInfo() {
+        return new RoleInfo(
+                get(MastershipRole.MASTER), nodesOfRole(MastershipRole.STANDBY));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();