diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
index 296337f..c7feaea 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
@@ -509,9 +509,17 @@
     // Produces a connection point from the specified uri/port text.
     private ConnectPoint connectPoint(String text) {
         int i = text.lastIndexOf("/");
-        String portStr = text.substring(i + 1);
-        return new ConnectPoint(deviceId(text.substring(0, i)),
-                                portNumber(portStr.matches(".*[a-zA-Z].*") ? "0" : portStr, portStr));
+        String portName = text.substring(i + 1);
+        DeviceId deviceId = deviceId(text.substring(0, i));
+
+        long portNum = 0L;
+        for (Port port : deviceService.getPorts(deviceId)) {
+            PortNumber pn = port.number();
+            if (pn.name().equals(portName)) {
+                return new ConnectPoint(deviceId, pn);
+            }
+        }
+        return new ConnectPoint(deviceId, portNumber(portNum, portName));
     }
 
     // Returns string form of the named property in the given JSON object.