diff --git a/examples/payless/src/main/java/com/github/sherter/jcon/examples/payless/Payless.java b/examples/payless/src/main/java/com/github/sherter/jcon/examples/payless/Payless.java
index 6f36a85..f22c67f 100644
--- a/examples/payless/src/main/java/com/github/sherter/jcon/examples/payless/Payless.java
+++ b/examples/payless/src/main/java/com/github/sherter/jcon/examples/payless/Payless.java
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ public void receiveFromSwitch(OFStatsReply reply, InterceptableForwarder.Context
       }
       // put in cache for future requests
       stats.put(pendingRequestMatch, flowReply.getEntries());
+    } else {
+      context.sendUpstream(reply);		
     }
-    context.sendUpstream(reply);
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {