diff --git a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
index a76aa46..c307456 100644
--- a/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
+++ b/drivers/default/src/main/java/org/onosproject/driver/pipeline/ofdpa/Ofdpa2Pipeline.java
@@ -327,6 +327,16 @@
                       nextObjective.id(), deviceId);
             groupHandler.removeBucketFromGroup(nextObjective, nextGroup);
             break;
+        case VERIFY:
+            if (nextGroup == null) {
+                log.warn("Cannot verify next {} that does not exist in device {}",
+                         nextObjective.id(), deviceId);
+                return;
+            }
+            log.debug("Processing NextObjective id {} in dev {} - verify",
+                      nextObjective.id(), deviceId);
+            groupHandler.verifyGroup(nextObjective, nextGroup);
+            break;
         default:
             log.warn("Unsupported operation {}", nextObjective.op());
         }