diff --git a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPollInterfaceMonitor.java b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPollInterfaceMonitor.java
index 96c02e4..46327b5 100644
--- a/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPollInterfaceMonitor.java
+++ b/opennms-services/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/snmpinterfacepoller/SnmpPollInterfaceMonitor.java
@@ -105,15 +105,22 @@ public class SnmpPollInterfaceMonitor {
             int i=0;
             for(SnmpValue result : results) {
                 if (result != null) {
-                    log().debug("Snmp Value is "+ result.toInt() + " for oid: " + oids[i]);
+                    int intResult;
+                    if(result.getType() == SnmpValue.SNMP_NO_SUCH_INSTANCE) {
+                        intResult = 0;
+                        log().debug("Device returned noSuchInstance error. Working around this by pretending the interface is down for oid: " + oids[i]);
+                    } else {
+                        intResult = result.toInt();
+                    }
+                    log().debug("Snmp Value is "+ intResult + " for oid: " + oids[i]);
                     if (i< mifaces.size()) {
                         SnmpMinimalPollInterface miface = mifaces.get(i);
                         miface.setStatus(PollStatus.up());
-                        miface.setAdminstatus(result.toInt());
+                        miface.setAdminstatus(intResult);
                     } else {
                         SnmpMinimalPollInterface miface = mifaces.get(i-mifaces.size());
                         miface.setStatus(PollStatus.up());
-                        miface.setOperstatus(result.toInt());
+                        miface.setOperstatus(intResult);
                     }
                 } else {
                     log().error("Snmp Value is null for oid: " + oids[i]);