diff --git a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultDpdkNicFlowRule.java b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultDpdkNicFlowRule.java
index b7b6f05..4c2b7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultDpdkNicFlowRule.java
+++ b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultDpdkNicFlowRule.java
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
             rule += "ipv4 ";
 
             if (this.ipv4Protocol() > 0) {
-                rule += "proto spec " + Integer.toString(this.ipv4Protocol()) + " ";
-                rule += "proto mask 0x0 ";
+                rule += "proto is " + Integer.toString(this.ipv4Protocol()) + " ";
             }
 
             if (this.ipv4SrcAddress() != null) {
@@ -129,15 +128,16 @@
 
                 // No subsequent field
                 if (action.actionField().isEmpty()) {
+                    rule += "/ ";
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 // A subsequent field is associated with a value
                 rule += action.actionField() + " ";
-                rule += Long.toString(action.actionValue()) + " ";
+                rule += Long.toString(action.actionValue()) + " / ";
             }
 
-            rule += "/ end";
+            rule += " end";
         }
 
         return rule;
diff --git a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultNicFlowRule.java b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultNicFlowRule.java
index abbf0b8..019b875 100644
--- a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultNicFlowRule.java
+++ b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/DefaultNicFlowRule.java
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
                     new NicRuleAction(NicRuleAction.Action.METER, meterInstruction.meterId().id()));
             }
         }
+
+        // This action provides basic rule match counters
+        this.actions.add(new NicRuleAction(NicRuleAction.Action.COUNT));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/NicRuleAction.java b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/NicRuleAction.java
index 3ec13c3..ff3afeb 100644
--- a/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/NicRuleAction.java
+++ b/drivers/server/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/server/devices/nic/NicRuleAction.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.JUMP, "group");
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.MARK, "id");
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.FLAG, "");
-        ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.COUNT, "id");
+        ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.COUNT, "");
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.QUEUE, "index");
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.RSS, "queue");
         ACTION_FIELD.put(Action.PF, "");