diff --git a/tools/test/scenarios/net-flow-objectives.xml b/tools/test/scenarios/net-flow-objectives.xml
index abf44c8c33..c2b82d4a15 100644
--- a/tools/test/scenarios/net-flow-objectives.xml
+++ b/tools/test/scenarios/net-flow-objectives.xml
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@
 
         <!-- Verify the hosts using the REST API -->
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Query-Host-1" requires="Net-Flow-Objectives.Find-Host-1"
-              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host1 00:00:00:00:00:01/-1"/>
+              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host1 00:00:00:00:00:01/None"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-1-Id" requires="^"
-              exec="test '${host1Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01/-1'"/>
+              exec="test '${host1Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01/None'"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-1-Mac" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host1Mac}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01'"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-1-Ip" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host1IpAddress}' == '10.0.0.1'"/>
 
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Query-Host-2" requires="Net-Flow-Objectives.Find-Host-2"
-              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host2 00:00:00:00:00:04/-1"/>
+              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host2 00:00:00:00:00:04/None"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-2-Id" requires="^"
-              exec="test '${host2Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04/-1'"/>
+              exec="test '${host2Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04/None'"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-2-Mac" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host2Mac}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04'"/>
         <step name="Net-Flow-Objectives.Validate-Host-2-Ip" requires="^"
diff --git a/tools/test/scenarios/net-rest.xml b/tools/test/scenarios/net-rest.xml
index ab7804dfe4..fc79de0af0 100644
--- a/tools/test/scenarios/net-rest.xml
+++ b/tools/test/scenarios/net-rest.xml
@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@
 
         <!-- Verify the hosts using the REST API -->
         <step name="Net-REST.Query-Host-1" requires="Net-REST.Find-Host-2"
-              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host1 00:00:00:00:00:01/-1"/>
+              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host1 00:00:00:00:00:01/None"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-1-Id" requires="^"
-              exec="test '${host1Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01/-1'"/>
+              exec="test '${host1Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01/None'"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-1-Mac" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host1Mac}' == '00:00:00:00:00:01'"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-1-Ip" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host1IpAddress}' == '10.0.0.1'"/>
 
         <step name="Net-REST.Query-Host-2" requires="Net-REST.Find-Host-2"
-              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host2 00:00:00:00:00:04/-1"/>
+              exec="find-host.py ${OC1} host2 00:00:00:00:00:04/None"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-2-Id" requires="^"
-              exec="test '${host2Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04/-1'"/>
+              exec="test '${host2Id}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04/None'"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-2-Mac" requires="^"
               exec="test '${host2Mac}' == '00:00:00:00:00:04'"/>
         <step name="Net-REST.Validate-Host-2-Ip" requires="^"
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowsWebResource.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowsWebResource.java
index b90f0a470d..a7c0b5f88c 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowsWebResource.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowsWebResource.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class FlowsWebResource extends AbstractWebResource {
             UriBuilder locationBuilder = uriInfo.getBaseUriBuilder()
                     .path("flows")
                     .path(deviceId)
-                    .path(rule.id().toString());
+                    .path(Long.toString(rule.id().value()));
 
             return Response
                     .created(locationBuilder.build())