diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
index 4dce014..1b57cdb 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
      */
     protected <E extends Enum<E>> E get(String name, E defaultValue, Class<E> enumClass) {
         if (defaultValue != null) {
-            Enum.valueOf(enumClass, object.path(name).asText(defaultValue.toString()));
+            return Enum.valueOf(enumClass, object.path(name).asText(defaultValue.toString()));
         }
 
         JsonNode node = object.get(name);