diff --git a/voltha/adapters/asfvolt16_olt/asfvolt16_device_handler.py b/voltha/adapters/asfvolt16_olt/asfvolt16_device_handler.py
index 2d65164..ee1a45f 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/asfvolt16_olt/asfvolt16_device_handler.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/asfvolt16_olt/asfvolt16_device_handler.py
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@
             # not setting id and datapth_id will let the adapter
             # agent pick id
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='cord project',
                 hw_desc='n/a',
                 sw_desc='logical device for Edgecore ASFvOLT16 OLT',
                 #serial_num=uuid4().hex,
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/microsemi_olt/DeviceManager.py b/voltha/adapters/microsemi_olt/DeviceManager.py
index af3058b..d9499d5 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/microsemi_olt/DeviceManager.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/microsemi_olt/DeviceManager.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
         # that will correspond to the NNI port
         ld = LogicalDevice(
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc=self.device.vendor,
                 hw_desc=self.device.hardware_version,
                 sw_desc=self.device.firmware_version,
                 serial_num=uuid4().hex,
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/openolt/openolt_device.py b/voltha/adapters/openolt/openolt_device.py
index d12c953..e738ccf 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/openolt/openolt_device.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/openolt/openolt_device.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         # Create logical device
         ld = LogicalDevice(
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='FIXME', hw_desc='FIXME',
+                hw_desc='FIXME',
                 sw_desc='FIXME', serial_num='FIXME',
                 dp_desc='n/a'),
             switch_features=ofp_switch_features(
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/ponsim_olt/ponsim_olt.py b/voltha/adapters/ponsim_olt/ponsim_olt.py
index 82c6602..1e0c464 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/ponsim_olt/ponsim_olt.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/ponsim_olt/ponsim_olt.py
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@
             # not setting id and datapath_id.  Adapter agent will pick the id
             # and will pick the datapath_id is it is not provided
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='cord porject',
                 hw_desc='simualted pon',
                 sw_desc='simualted pon',
                 serial_num=uuid4().hex,
@@ -810,7 +809,6 @@
         ld = LogicalDevice(
             # not setting id and datapth_id will let the adapter agent pick id
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='cord porject',
                 hw_desc='simulated pon',
                 sw_desc='simulated pon',
                 serial_num=uuid4().hex,
diff --git a/voltha/adapters/simulated_olt/simulated_olt.py b/voltha/adapters/simulated_olt/simulated_olt.py
index 18da5f3..8f2de25 100644
--- a/voltha/adapters/simulated_olt/simulated_olt.py
+++ b/voltha/adapters/simulated_olt/simulated_olt.py
@@ -408,9 +408,8 @@
             id='simulated1',
             datapath_id=1,
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='cord project',
-                hw_desc='simualted pon',
-                sw_desc='simualted pon',
+                hw_desc='simulated pon',
+                sw_desc='simulated pon',
                 serial_num=uuid4().hex,
                 dp_desc='n/a'
             ),
@@ -521,9 +520,8 @@
         ld = LogicalDevice(
             # not setting id and datapth_id will let the adapter agent pick id
             desc=ofp_desc(
-                mfr_desc='cord porject',
-                hw_desc='simualted pon',
-                sw_desc='simualted pon',
+                hw_desc='simulated pon',
+                sw_desc='simulated pon',
                 serial_num=uuid4().hex,
                 dp_desc='n/a'
             ),
@@ -964,5 +962,3 @@
                                           logical_port_no=1,
                                           packet=eapol_start)
         return '{"status": "sent"}'
-
-
diff --git a/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py b/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
index 1c3db69..f67d9eb 100644
--- a/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
+++ b/voltha/core/adapter_agent.py
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@
             logical_device.id = ld_id
             logical_device.datapath_id = dp_id
 
+        if not logical_device.desc.mfr_desc:
+            logical_device.desc.mfr_desc = "VOLTHA Project"
+
         self._make_up_to_date('/logical_devices',
                               logical_device.id, logical_device)
 
@@ -586,10 +589,10 @@
 
     def reconcile_logical_device(self, logical_device_id):
         """
-        This is called by the adapter to reconcile the physical device with 
+        This is called by the adapter to reconcile the physical device with
         the logical device.  For now, we only set the packet-out subscription
-        :param logical_device_id: 
-        :return: 
+        :param logical_device_id:
+        :return:
         """
         # Keep a reference to the packet out subscription as it will be
         # referred during removal