diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
index 5ff1dc5..1a2563d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
@@ -1318,6 +1318,7 @@
 	    //
 	    newFlowEntry.setIdleTimeout(flowPath.idleTimeout());
 	    newFlowEntry.setHardTimeout(flowPath.hardTimeout());
+	    newFlowEntry.setPriority(flowPath.priority());
 
 	    //
 	    // Allocate the FlowEntryMatch by copying the default one