diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/OFChannelHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/OFChannelHandler.java
index fcfd6bc9440ddfd1daa6dac945a924a09ac0b146..4af5444cae8317b0cee0fb811fcd487e0b78cb94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/OFChannelHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/OFChannelHandler.java
@@ -733,6 +733,12 @@ class OFChannelHandler
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            @Override
+            void processOFPortStatus(OFChannelHandler h, OFPortStatus m)
+                    throws IOException {
+                handlePortStatusMessage(h, m, false);
+            }
         },
 
         /**