diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/CoreService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/CoreService.java
index 705b25b..42db086 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/CoreService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/CoreService.java
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@
  */
 public interface CoreService {
 
-    public static final ProviderId CORE_PROVIDER_ID =
-            new ProviderId("core", "org.onosproject.core");
+    /**
+     * Name of the core "application".
+     */
+    public static final String CORE_APP_NAME = "org.onosproject.core";
+
+    /**
+     * Identifier of the core "provider".
+     */
+    public static final ProviderId CORE_PROVIDER_ID = new ProviderId("core", CORE_APP_NAME);
 
     /**
      * Returns the product version.
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
index d09f024..8e0de97 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
+        registerApplication(CORE_APP_NAME);
         cfgService.registerProperties(getClass());
         List<String> versionLines = Tools.slurp(VERSION_FILE);
         if (versionLines != null && !versionLines.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/impl/PacketManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/impl/PacketManager.java
index 19f5bb9..9dd0634 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/impl/PacketManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/impl/PacketManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
@@ -61,14 +62,17 @@
 @Component(immediate = true)
 @Service
 public class PacketManager
-extends AbstractProviderRegistry<PacketProvider, PacketProviderService>
-implements PacketService, PacketProviderRegistry {
+        extends AbstractProviderRegistry<PacketProvider, PacketProviderService>
+        implements PacketService, PacketProviderRegistry {
 
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
     private final PacketStoreDelegate delegate = new InternalStoreDelegate();
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    private CoreService coreService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     private DeviceService deviceService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
@@ -81,8 +85,11 @@
 
     private final Map<Integer, PacketProcessor> processors = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
+    private ApplicationId appId;
+
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
+        appId = coreService.getAppId(CoreService.CORE_APP_NAME);
         store.setDelegate(delegate);
         deviceService.addListener(deviceListener);
         log.info("Started");
@@ -153,7 +160,7 @@
      * Pushes flow rules to the device to request packets be sent to the
      * controller.
      *
-     * @param device the device to push the rules to
+     * @param device  the device to push the rules to
      * @param request the packet request
      */
     private void pushRule(Device device, PacketRequest request) {
@@ -162,16 +169,10 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        TrafficTreatment treatment = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder()
-                                                            .punt()
-                                                            .build();
-
-        FlowRule flow = new DefaultFlowRule(device.id(),
-                                request.selector(),
-                                treatment,
-                                request.priority().priorityValue(),
-                                request.appId(),
-                                0, true, request.tableType());
+        TrafficTreatment treatment = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder().punt().build();
+        FlowRule flow = new DefaultFlowRule(device.id(), request.selector(), treatment,
+                                            request.priority().priorityValue(),
+                                            appId, 0, true, request.tableType());
 
         flowService.applyFlowRules(flow);
     }
@@ -204,8 +205,8 @@
 
     // Personalized link provider service issued to the supplied provider.
     private class InternalPacketProviderService
-    extends AbstractProviderService<PacketProvider>
-    implements PacketProviderService {
+            extends AbstractProviderService<PacketProvider>
+            implements PacketProviderService {
 
         protected InternalPacketProviderService(PacketProvider provider) {
             super(provider);
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@
      * Internal callback from the packet store.
      */
     private class InternalStoreDelegate
-    implements PacketStoreDelegate {
+            implements PacketStoreDelegate {
         @Override
         public void notify(PacketEvent event) {
             localEmit(event.subject());