diff --git a/apps/pce/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pce/pceservice/PceManager.java b/apps/pce/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pce/pceservice/PceManager.java
index d4d4808..c0326b6 100644
--- a/apps/pce/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pce/pceservice/PceManager.java
+++ b/apps/pce/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pce/pceservice/PceManager.java
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
 
         tunnelConsumerIdGen = coreService.getIdGenerator(TUNNEL_CONSUMER_ID_GEN_TOPIC);
         localLspIdIdGen = coreService.getIdGenerator(LOCAL_LSP_ID_GEN_TOPIC);
+        localLspIdIdGen.getNewId(); // To prevent 0, the 1st value generated from being used in protocol.
         localLspIdFreeList = storageService.<Short>setBuilder()
                 .withName("pcepLocalLspIdDeletedList")
                 .withSerializer(Serializer.using(KryoNamespaces.API))