diff --git a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
index ee4f6071b7..163ac64711 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.extensions.device.type.deployer/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/extensions/device/type/deployer/template/dao/DeviceTypePluginDAO.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class DeviceTypePluginDAO {
 
             if (resultSet.next()) {
                 device = new Device();
+                device.setDeviceIdentifier(deviceId);
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     log.debug(deviceId + " data has been fetched from " + deviceDAODefinition.getDeviceTableName() +
                             " database.");
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/service/DeviceManagementProviderServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/service/DeviceManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
index aa6a9ba080..fff5607ecf 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/service/DeviceManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/core/service/DeviceManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
@@ -823,11 +823,12 @@ public class DeviceManagementProviderServiceImpl implements DeviceManagementProv
             DeviceManagementDAOFactory.openConnection();
             device = deviceDAO.getDevice(deviceId, this.getTenantId());
             if (device == null) {
+                String msg = "No device is found upon the type '" + deviceId.getType() + "' and id '" +
+                        deviceId.getId() + "'";
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                    log.debug("No device is found upon the type '" + deviceId.getType() + "' and id '" +
-                            deviceId.getId() + "'");
+                    log.debug(msg);
                 }
-                return null;
+                throw new DeviceManagementException(msg);
             }
             DeviceInfo info = deviceInfoDAO.getDeviceInformation(device.getId());
             DeviceLocation location = deviceInfoDAO.getDeviceLocation(device.getId());