diff --git a/apps/routing/fpm/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/fpm/FpmManager.java b/apps/routing/fpm/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/fpm/FpmManager.java
index b885f8a..0cf9935 100644
--- a/apps/routing/fpm/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/fpm/FpmManager.java
+++ b/apps/routing/fpm/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/fpm/FpmManager.java
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@
         IpPrefix prefix = IpPrefix.valueOf(dstAddress, rtNetlink.dstLength());
 
         // Ignore routes that we sent.
-        if ((prefix.isIp4() && (gateway.equals(pdPushNextHopIPv4))) ||
-            gateway.equals(pdPushNextHopIPv6)) {
+        if (gateway != null && ((prefix.isIp4() && (gateway.equals(pdPushNextHopIPv4))) ||
+            gateway.equals(pdPushNextHopIPv6))) {
             if (routeInDhcpStore(prefix) || routeInRipStore(prefix)) {
                 return;
             }