diff --git a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
index 24cfe6f..9cb36e0 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketProcessor;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyService;
@@ -18,11 +19,14 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected PacketService packetService;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected HostService hostService;
+
     private ReactivePacketProcessor processor;
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
-        processor = new ReactivePacketProcessor(topologyService);
+        processor = new ReactivePacketProcessor(topologyService, hostService);
         packetService.addProcessor(processor, PacketProcessor.ADVISOR_MAX + 1);
     }