diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
index d76d4186d..84b4d08fa 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/hwmp-protocol.cc
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ HwmpProtocol::ReceivePrep (IePrep prep, Mac48Address from, uint32_t interface, M
     }
   else
   {
-    if (i->second >= prep.GetOriginatorSeqNumber ())
+    if (i->second > prep.GetOriginatorSeqNumber ())
       return;
     else
       m_lastHwmpSeqno[prep.GetOriginatorAddress ()] = prep.GetOriginatorSeqNumber();
diff --git a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/peer-management-plugin.cc b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/peer-management-plugin.cc
index 1e08065e8..b7d55465c 100644
--- a/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/peer-management-plugin.cc
+++ b/src/devices/mesh/dot11s/peer-management-plugin.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ PeerManagerMacPlugin::Receive (Ptr<Packet> const_packet, const WifiMacHeader & h
     WifiMeshActionHeader::ActionValue actionValue = actionHdr.GetAction ();
     // If can not handle - just return;
     if(actionHdr.GetCategory () != WifiMeshActionHeader::MESH_PEER_LINK_MGT)
-      return true;
+      return m_protocol->IsActiveLink(m_ifIndex,header.GetAddr2());
     Mac48Address peerAddress = header.GetAddr2 ();
     Mac48Address peerMpAddress = header.GetAddr3 ();
     PeerLinkFrameStart::PlinkFrameStartFields fields;