diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/providers/device/OvsdbDeviceProvider.java b/providers/ovsdb/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/providers/device/OvsdbDeviceProvider.java
index 10e745e..ea0154f 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/providers/device/OvsdbDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/providers/device/OvsdbDeviceProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onosproject.ovsdb.controller.OvsdbClientService;
 import org.onosproject.ovsdb.controller.OvsdbController;
 import org.onosproject.ovsdb.controller.OvsdbNodeId;
 import org.onosproject.ovsdb.controller.OvsdbNodeListener;
@@ -98,7 +100,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean isReachable(DeviceId deviceId) {
-        return true;
+        OvsdbClientService ovsdbClient = controller.getOvsdbClient(changeDeviceIdToNodeId(deviceId));
+        return !(ovsdbClient == null || !ovsdbClient.isConnected());
     }
 
     private class InnerOvsdbNodeListener implements OvsdbNodeListener {
@@ -131,4 +134,12 @@
 
         }
     }
+
+    private OvsdbNodeId changeDeviceIdToNodeId(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        String[] strings = deviceId.toString().split(":");
+        if (strings.length < 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new OvsdbNodeId(IpAddress.valueOf(strings[1]), 0);
+    }
 }