diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 2bc6a60..27ca1a8 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
+++ b/core/net/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- FIXME remove when we figure out the trivial store -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-core-dist</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>