diff --git a/src/net/juniper/contrail/api/ApiObjectBase.java b/src/net/juniper/contrail/api/ApiObjectBase.java
index 07be49a..70cdd25 100644
--- a/src/net/juniper/contrail/api/ApiObjectBase.java
+++ b/src/net/juniper/contrail/api/ApiObjectBase.java
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ protected void updateQualifiedName() {
     }
 
     public List<String> getQualifiedName() {
+        if ("config-root".equals(getObjectType()))
+            return new ArrayList<String>();
+
         updateQualifiedName();
         return new ArrayList<String>(fq_name);
     }