diff --git a/apps/p4-tutorial/pipeconf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/p4tutorial/pipeconf/PipeconfFactory.java b/apps/p4-tutorial/pipeconf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/p4tutorial/pipeconf/PipeconfFactory.java
index 47fad41054..f0078ec53a 100644
--- a/apps/p4-tutorial/pipeconf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/p4tutorial/pipeconf/PipeconfFactory.java
+++ b/apps/p4-tutorial/pipeconf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/p4tutorial/pipeconf/PipeconfFactory.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import org.onosproject.net.pi.model.PiPipelineModel;
 import org.onosproject.net.pi.service.PiPipeconfService;
 import org.onosproject.p4runtime.model.P4InfoParser;
 import org.onosproject.p4runtime.model.P4InfoParserException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.net.URL;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ import static org.onosproject.net.pi.model.PiPipeconf.ExtensionType.P4_INFO_TEXT
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public final class PipeconfFactory {
 
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
     public static final PiPipeconfId PIPECONF_ID = new PiPipeconfId("p4-tutorial-pipeconf");
     private static final URL P4INFO_URL = PipeconfFactory.class.getResource("/mytunnel.p4info");
     private static final URL BMV2_JSON_URL = PipeconfFactory.class.getResource("/mytunnel.json");
@@ -54,21 +58,27 @@ public final class PipeconfFactory {
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         // Registers the pipeconf at component activation.
-        piPipeconfService.register(buildPipeconf());
+        try {
+            piPipeconfService.register(buildPipeconf());
+        } catch (P4InfoParserException e) {
+            log.error("Fail to register {} - Exception: {} - Cause: {}",
+                    PIPECONF_ID, e.getMessage(), e.getCause().getMessage());
+        }
     }
 
     @Deactivate
     public void deactivate() {
-        piPipeconfService.remove(PIPECONF_ID);
+        // Unregisters the pipeconf at component deactivation.
+        try {
+            piPipeconfService.remove(PIPECONF_ID);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            log.warn("{} haven't been registered", PIPECONF_ID);
+        }
     }
 
-    private PiPipeconf buildPipeconf() {
-        final PiPipelineModel pipelineModel;
-        try {
-            pipelineModel = P4InfoParser.parse(P4INFO_URL);
-        } catch (P4InfoParserException e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-        }
+    private PiPipeconf buildPipeconf() throws P4InfoParserException {
+
+        final PiPipelineModel pipelineModel = P4InfoParser.parse(P4INFO_URL);
 
         return DefaultPiPipeconf.builder()
                 .withId(PIPECONF_ID)