diff --git a/internal/pkg/almgr/alarm_manager.go b/internal/pkg/almgr/alarm_manager.go
index 218f58b..64a52ec 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/almgr/alarm_manager.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/almgr/alarm_manager.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
 			log.Fields{"device-id": am.deviceID})
 		return status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "alarm-manager-is-in-stopped-state")
 	}
-	if _, present := am.pOnuDeviceEntry.GetOnuDB().MeDb[classID][meInstance]; !present {
+	if meAttributes := am.pOnuDeviceEntry.GetOnuDB().GetMe(classID, meInstance); meAttributes == nil {
 		logger.Errorw(ctx, "me-class-instance-not-present",
 			log.Fields{"class-id": classID, "instance-id": meInstance, "device-id": am.deviceID})
 		return status.Error(codes.NotFound, "me-class-instance-not-present")