diff --git a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
index 11b446a..97711af 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
+++ b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
@@ -15,33 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.store.primitives.impl;
 
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
-import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor;
-import static org.onlab.util.BoundedThreadPool.newFixedThreadPool;
-import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
-import static org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent.Type.PUT;
-import static org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent.Type.REMOVE;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.Timer;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
+import com.google.common.collect.Collections2;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.onlab.util.AbstractAccumulator;
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
@@ -63,12 +42,32 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Collections2;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
+import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor;
+import static org.onlab.util.BoundedThreadPool.newFixedThreadPool;
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
+import static org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent.Type.PUT;
+import static org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapEvent.Type.REMOVE;
 
 /**
  * Distributed Map implementation which uses optimistic replication and gossip
@@ -281,6 +280,7 @@
                          .register(UpdateEntry.class)
                          .register(MapValue.class)
                          .register(MapValue.Digest.class)
+                         .register(UpdateRequest.class)
                          .build(name() + "-ecmap"));
     }