diff --git a/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
index 15c7bc3..fded98f 100644
--- a/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.ifwd;
 
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
@@ -26,8 +28,6 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
-
 /**
  * WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Sample reactive forwarding application using intent framework.
  */
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
     private ReactivePacketProcessor processor = new ReactivePacketProcessor();
 
-    private static long intentId = 1;
+    private static long intentId = 0x123000;
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {