diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
index 47aa85c..06402cf 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@
             }
 
         } else {
+            // Only forward for ConfigProvider
+            // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
+            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+                return null;
+            }
             // FIXME Temporary hack for NPE (ONOS-1171).
             // Proper fix is to implement forwarding to master on ConfigProvider
             // redo ONOS-490