diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/core/internal/LinkStorageImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/core/internal/LinkStorageImpl.java
index 9ec828d..1f36615 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/core/internal/LinkStorageImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/core/internal/LinkStorageImpl.java
@@ -116,7 +116,12 @@
 	private void deleteDeviceOnPort(Long dpid, Short number)
 	{
 		IPortObject srcPortObject = dbop.searchPort(HexString.toHexString(dpid), number);
-		if (srcPortObject.getDevices().iterator().hasNext()) {
+		if (srcPortObject == null)
+		    return;
+		Iterable<IDeviceObject> devices = srcPortObject.getDevices();
+		if (devices == null)
+		    return;
+		if (devices.iterator().hasNext()) {
 			for (IDeviceObject deviceObject: srcPortObject.getDevices()) {
 				srcPortObject.removeDevice(deviceObject);
 				log.debug("delete Device "+ deviceObject.getMACAddress() +