diff --git a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
index dcb28f9..46d6446 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         try {
             String s = (String) properties.get(propertyName);
             value = isNullOrEmpty(s) ? value : Integer.parseInt(s.trim());
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+        } catch (NumberFormatException | ClassCastException e) {
             value = null;
         }
         return value;