diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/link/impl/BasicLinkOperator.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/link/impl/BasicLinkOperator.java
index 9247b83..7cb6499 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/link/impl/BasicLinkOperator.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/link/impl/BasicLinkOperator.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
      */
     public static SparseAnnotations combine(BasicLinkConfig cfg, SparseAnnotations an) {
         DefaultAnnotations.Builder b = DefaultAnnotations.builder();
+        b.putAll(an);
         if (cfg.metric() != DEF_METRIC) {
             b.set(AnnotationKeys.METRIC, String.valueOf(cfg.metric()));
         }
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
         if (cfg.isDurable() != null) {
             b.set(AnnotationKeys.DURABLE, String.valueOf(cfg.isDurable()));
         }
-        return DefaultAnnotations.union(an, b.build());
+        return b.build();
     }
 
     /**