diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
index 24f4f74..884bc12 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/core/impl/DistributedApplicationIdStore.java
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
             protected void setupKryoPool() {
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
         };