diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
index 80b9b18..eeab313 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/device/impl/DeviceManager.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipListener;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.AbstractListenerRegistry;
 import org.onlab.onos.event.EventDeliveryService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
@@ -74,11 +75,14 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected MastershipService mastershipService;
 
+    protected MastershipTermService termService;
+
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         store.setDelegate(delegate);
         eventDispatcher.addSink(DeviceEvent.class, listenerRegistry);
         mastershipService.addListener(mastershipListener);
+        termService = mastershipService.requestTermService();
         log.info("Started");
     }