diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
index 27c1284..3ad4036 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/intent/impl/DistributedIntentStore.java
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
                 serializerPool = KryoNamespace.newBuilder()
                         .setRegistrationRequired(false)
                         .register(KryoNamespaces.API)
-                        .build()
-                        .populate(1);
+                        .nextId(KryoNamespaces.BEGIN_USER_CUSTOM_ID)
+                        .build();
             }
         };