diff --git a/apps/k8s-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snetworking/impl/K8sSwitchingHostProvider.java b/apps/k8s-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snetworking/impl/K8sSwitchingHostProvider.java
index c8888ee..85f64bf 100644
--- a/apps/k8s-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snetworking/impl/K8sSwitchingHostProvider.java
+++ b/apps/k8s-networking/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snetworking/impl/K8sSwitchingHostProvider.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.K8sNetworkEvent;
 import org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.K8sNetworkListener;
 import org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.K8sPort;
+import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sHostService;
 import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sNode;
 import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sNodeEvent;
 import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sNodeListener;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.Host;
 import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
 import org.onosproject.net.HostLocation;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.Constants.GRE;
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.Constants.K8S_NETWORKING_APP_ID;
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.Constants.VXLAN;
+import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.util.K8sNetworkingUtil.allK8sDevices;
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.util.K8sNetworkingUtil.existingContainerPortByMac;
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.util.K8sNetworkingUtil.existingContainerPortByName;
 import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.util.K8sNetworkingUtil.isContainer;
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
     protected K8sNodeService k8sNodeService;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected K8sHostService k8sHostService;
+
     private HostProviderService hostProviderService;
 
     private final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
@@ -330,8 +336,10 @@
             }
 
             String portName = port.annotations().value(PORT_NAME);
+            DeviceId deviceId = event.subject().id();
 
-            return !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(portName) && isContainer(portName);
+            return !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(portName) && isContainer(portName) &&
+                    allK8sDevices(k8sNodeService, k8sHostService).contains(deviceId);
         }
 
         private boolean isRelevantHelper(DeviceEvent event) {