diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
index 13e9174..fdc067f 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         } else {
             // Only forward for ConfigProvider
             // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
-            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+            if (!providerId.scheme().equals("cfg")) {
                 return null;
             }
             // Temporary hack for NPE (ONOS-1171).