diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
index 5e8fb22..38ab7da 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
@@ -212,30 +212,11 @@
 					pNatIfaces[i].iface_name,
 					sizeof(pNatIfaces[i].iface_name)) == 0)
 		{
-			/* copy the ipv4 address to filter out downlink connections
-				 ignore downlink after listening connection event from
-				 conntrack as it is not destinated to private ip address */
-			IPACMDBG("Interface (%s) is nat\n", ifr.ifr_name);
-			for (j = 0; j < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; j++)
-			{
-				/* check if duplicate NAT ip */
-				if (nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] == data->ipv4_addr)
-				{
-					*NatIface = true;
-					return IPACM_SUCCESS;
-				}
-
-				if (nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] == 0)
-				{
-					nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] = data->ipv4_addr;
-					IPACMDBG_H("Nating connections of Interface (%s), entry (%d) ",
+			IPACMDBG_H("Nat iface (%s), entry (%d), dont cache",
 						pNatIfaces[i].iface_name, j);
-					iptodot("with ipv4 address: ", nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j]);
-
-					*NatIface = true;
-					return IPACM_SUCCESS;
-				}
-			}
+			iptodot("with ipv4 address: ", nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j]);
+			*NatIface = true;
+			return IPACM_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -249,6 +230,12 @@
 	bool NatIface = false;
 	int cnt, ret;
 
+	if (isStaMode)
+	{
+		IPACMDBG("In STA mode, don't add dummy rules for non nat ifaces\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Handle only non nat ifaces, NAT iface should be handle
 	   separately to avoid race conditions between route/nat
 	   rules add/delete operations */
@@ -263,6 +250,9 @@
 				if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] == 0)
 				{
 					nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] = data->ipv4_addr;
+					IPACMDBG("Add ip addr to non nat list (%d) ", cnt);
+					iptodot("with ipv4 address", nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
+
 					/* Add dummy nat rule for non nat ifaces */
 					nat_inst->FlushTempEntries(data->ipv4_addr, true, true);
 					return;
@@ -730,27 +720,32 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* check whether non nat iface or not, on Nat iface
-	   add dummy rule by copying public ip to private ip */
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; cnt++)
+	if (!isStaMode)
 	{
-		if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] != 0)
+		/* check whether non nat iface or not, on Non Nat iface
+		   add dummy rule by copying public ip to private ip */
+		for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; cnt++)
 		{
-			if (rule->private_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] ||
-				rule->target_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt])
+			if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] != 0)
 			{
-				IPACMDBG("matched non_nat_iface_ipv4_addr entry(%d)\n", cnt);
-				iptodot("AddIface(): Non Nat entry match with ip addr",
-						nat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
+				if (rule->private_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] ||
+					rule->target_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt])
+				{
+					IPACMDBG("matched non_nat_iface_ipv4_addr entry(%d)\n", cnt);
+					iptodot("AddIface(): Non Nat entry match with ip addr",
+							nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
 
-				rule->private_ip = rule->public_ip;
-				rule->private_port = rule->public_port;
-				return true;
+					rule->private_ip = rule->public_ip;
+					rule->private_port = rule->public_port;
+					return true;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+		IPACMDBG_H("Not mtaching with non-nat ifaces\n");
 	}
+	else
+		IPACMDBG("In STA mode, don't compare against non nat ifaces\n");
 
-	IPACMDBG_H("Not mtaching with non-nat ifaces\n");
 	if(pConfig == NULL)
 	{
 		pConfig = IPACM_Config::GetInstance();
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
index 93627bb..f0bdd99 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 			 cache[cnt].protocol == rule->protocol)
 		{
 			log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-			rule->target_port,"Duplicate Rule");
+			rule->target_port,"Duplicate Rule\n");
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 	IPACMDBG("%s() %d\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
 	log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-	rule->target_port,"for deletion");
+	rule->target_port,"for deletion\n");
 
 
 	for(; cnt < max_entries; cnt++)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 
 	CHK_TBL_HDL();
 	log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-	rule->target_port,"for addition");
+	rule->target_port,"for addition\n");
 	if(isAlgPort(rule->protocol, rule->private_port) ||
 		 isAlgPort(rule->protocol, rule->target_port))
 	{