diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
index fa8b5ca..09fae88 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline.java
@@ -25,13 +25,18 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.Port;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.NextGroup;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PipelinerContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowRule;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criteria;
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ObjectiveError;
 import org.onosproject.net.group.Group;
 import org.onosproject.net.group.GroupKey;
+import org.onosproject.net.group.GroupService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 
@@ -63,6 +69,27 @@
 
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
+    @Override
+    public void init(DeviceId deviceId, PipelinerContext context) {
+        this.deviceId = deviceId;
+
+        // Initialize OFDPA group handler
+        groupHandler = new CpqdOfdpa2GroupHandler();
+        groupHandler.init(deviceId, context);
+
+        serviceDirectory = context.directory();
+        coreService = serviceDirectory.get(CoreService.class);
+        flowRuleService = serviceDirectory.get(FlowRuleService.class);
+        groupService = serviceDirectory.get(GroupService.class);
+        flowObjectiveStore = context.store();
+        deviceService = serviceDirectory.get(DeviceService.class);
+
+        driverId = coreService.registerApplication(
+                "org.onosproject.driver.CpqdOfdpa2VlanPipeline");
+
+        initializePipeline();
+    }
+
     /*
      * Cpqd emulation does not handle vlan tags and mpls labels correctly.
      * Since this driver does not deal with MPLS, there is no need for