diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
index 17f1be8..31f80cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import net.floodlightcontroller.storage.StorageException;
 import net.floodlightcontroller.threadpool.IThreadPoolService;
 import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.core.IOFSwitchPortListener;
+import net.onrc.onos.ofcontroller.linkdiscovery.ILinkDiscoveryService;
 import net.onrc.onos.registry.controller.IControllerRegistryService;
 import net.onrc.onos.registry.controller.IControllerRegistryService.ControlChangeCallback;
 import net.onrc.onos.registry.controller.RegistryException;
@@ -189,6 +190,8 @@
     protected IThreadPoolService threadPool;
     protected IControllerRegistryService registryService;
     
+    protected ILinkDiscoveryService linkDiscovery;
+    
     // Configuration options
     protected int openFlowPort = 6633;
     protected int workerThreads = 0;
@@ -407,6 +410,10 @@
 		this.registryService = serviceImpl;		
 	}
 	
+	public void setLinkDiscoveryService(ILinkDiscoveryService linkDiscovery) {
+		this.linkDiscovery = linkDiscovery;
+	}
+	
     @Override
     public Role getRole() {
         synchronized(roleChanger) {
@@ -1298,6 +1305,12 @@
                 updatePortInfo(sw, port);
             log.debug("Port #{} modified for {}", portNumber, sw);
         } else if (m.getReason() == (byte)OFPortReason.OFPPR_ADD.ordinal()) {
+        	// XXX Workaround to prevent race condition where a link is detected
+        	// and attempted to be written to the database before the port is in
+        	// the database. We now suppress link discovery on ports until we're
+        	// sure they're in the database.
+        	linkDiscovery.AddToSuppressLLDPs(sw.getId(), port.getPortNumber());
+        	
             sw.setPort(port);
             SwitchUpdate update = new SwitchUpdate(sw, port, SwitchUpdateType.PORTADDED);
             try {
@@ -1541,6 +1554,14 @@
                     "network problem that can be ignored."
             )
     protected void addSwitch(IOFSwitch sw) {
+    	// XXX Workaround to prevent race condition where a link is detected
+    	// and attempted to be written to the database before the port is in
+    	// the database. We now suppress link discovery on ports until we're
+    	// sure they're in the database.
+    	for (OFPhysicalPort port : sw.getPorts()) {
+    		linkDiscovery.AddToSuppressLLDPs(sw.getId(), port.getPortNumber());
+    	}
+    	
         // TODO: is it safe to modify the HashMap without holding 
         // the old switch's lock?
         OFSwitchImpl oldSw = (OFSwitchImpl) this.activeSwitches.put(sw.getId(), sw);