diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/flowcache/FlowManager.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/flowcache/FlowManager.java
index 8cbf184..f9177f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/flowcache/FlowManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/flowcache/FlowManager.java
@@ -562,6 +562,21 @@
 		    Port dstPort = new Port(dstPortShort);
 		    SwitchPort srcSwitchPort = new SwitchPort(srcDpid, srcPort);
 		    SwitchPort dstSwitchPort = new SwitchPort(dstDpid, dstPort);
+
+		    //
+		    // Use the source DPID as a heuristic to decide
+		    // which controller is responsible for maintaining the
+		    // shortest path.
+		    // NOTE: This heuristic is error-prone: if the switch
+		    // goes away and no controller is responsible for that
+		    // switch, then the original Flow Path is not cleaned-up
+		    //
+		    IOFSwitch mySwitch = mySwitches.get(srcDpid.value());
+		    if (mySwitch == null)
+			continue;	// Ignore: not my responsibility
+
+		    counterMyFlowPaths++;
+
 		    //
 		    // NOTE: Using here the regular getShortestPath() method
 		    // won't work here, because that method calls internally
@@ -585,22 +600,9 @@
 		    if (dataPathSummaryStr.equals(newDataPathSummaryStr))
 			continue;	// Nothing changed
 
-		    //
-		    // Use the source DPID as a heuristic to decide
-		    // which controller is responsible for maintaining the
-		    // shortest path.
-		    // NOTE: This heuristic is error-prone: if the switch
-		    // goes away and no controller is responsible for that
-		    // switch, then the original Flow Path is not cleaned-up
-		    //
-		    IOFSwitch mySwitch = mySwitches.get(srcDpid.value());
-		    if (mySwitch == null)
-			continue;	// Ignore: not my responsibility
-
 		    log.debug("RECONCILE: Need to Reconcile Shortest Path for FlowID {}",
 			      flowId.toString());
 		    flowObjSet.add(flowPathObj);
-		    counterMyFlowPaths++;
 		}
 		reconcileFlows(flowObjSet);
 		topoRouteService.dropShortestPathTopo();