diff --git a/addons/bridge.py b/addons/bridge.py
index 1ca96e0..fd4339c 100644
--- a/addons/bridge.py
+++ b/addons/bridge.py
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class bridge(moduleBase):
                           'example' : ['bridge-igmp-querier-src 172.16.101.1']},
                      }}
 
+    # declare some ifaceobj priv_flags.
+    # XXX: This assumes that the priv_flags is owned by this module
+    # which it is not.
+    _BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED = 0x1
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
         moduleBase.__init__(self, *args, **kargs)
         self.ipcmd = None
@@ -684,28 +689,29 @@ class bridge(moduleBase):
             if not bportifaceobjlist:
                continue
             for bportifaceobj in bportifaceobjlist:
+                # Dont process bridge port if it already has been processed
+                if bportifaceobj.priv_flags & self._BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED:
+                    continue
+
                 # Add attributes specific to the vlan aware bridge
                 if bridge_vlan_aware:
                    self._apply_bridge_vlan_aware_port_settings_all(
                                 bportifaceobj, bridge_vids)
-                self._apply_bridge_port_settings(
-                                bportifaceobj, bridgeifaceobj=ifaceobj)
+                self._apply_bridge_port_settings(bportifaceobj,
+                                                 bridgeifaceobj=ifaceobj)
 
     def _up(self, ifaceobj, ifaceobj_getfunc=None):
         # Check if bridge port
-        if self._is_bridge_port(ifaceobj):
-            bridgename = self._get_bridge_name(ifaceobj)
-            if not bridgename:
-               self.logger.warn('%s: unable to determine bridge name'
-                                %ifaceobj.name)
-               return
-            if self.ipcmd.bridge_is_vlan_aware(bridgename):
-               bridge_vids = self._get_bridge_vids(bridgename,
-                                                   ifaceobj_getfunc)
-               self._apply_bridge_vlan_aware_port_settings_all(ifaceobj,
-                                                               bridge_vids)
-            self._apply_bridge_port_settings(ifaceobj, bridgename=bridgename)
-            return
+        bridgename = self.ipcmd.bridge_port_get_bridge_name(ifaceobj.name)
+        if bridgename:
+           if self.ipcmd.bridge_is_vlan_aware(bridgename):
+              bridge_vids = self._get_bridge_vids(bridgename,
+                                                  ifaceobj_getfunc)
+              self._apply_bridge_vlan_aware_port_settings_all(ifaceobj,
+                                                              bridge_vids)
+           self._apply_bridge_port_settings(ifaceobj, bridgename=bridgename)
+           ifaceobj.priv_flags |= self._BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED
+           return
         if not self._is_bridge(ifaceobj):
             return
         try:
diff --git a/addons/mstpctl.py b/addons/mstpctl.py
index fe94a6b..7667b24 100644
--- a/addons/mstpctl.py
+++ b/addons/mstpctl.py
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
                  'mstpctl-portnetwork' : 'portnetwork',
                  'mstpctl-portbpdufilter' : 'portbpdufilter'}
 
+    # declare some ifaceobj priv_flags.
+    # XXX: This assumes that the priv_flags is owned by this module
+    # which it is not.
+    _BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED = 0x1
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
         moduleBase.__init__(self, *args, **kargs)
         self.ipcmd = None
@@ -316,17 +321,20 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
 
     def _apply_bridge_port_settings_all(self, ifaceobj,
                                         ifaceobj_getfunc=None):
-        self.logger.info('%s: applying bridge configuration '
+        self.logger.info('%s: applying mstp configuration '
                           %ifaceobj.name + 'specific to ports')
 
         bridgeports = self._get_bridge_port_list(ifaceobj)
         for bport in bridgeports:
-            self.logger.info('%s: processing bridge config for port %s'
+            self.logger.info('%s: processing mstp config for port %s'
                              %(ifaceobj.name, bport))
             bportifaceobjlist = ifaceobj_getfunc(bport)
             if not bportifaceobjlist:
                continue
             for bportifaceobj in bportifaceobjlist:
+                # Dont process bridge port if it already has been processed
+                if bportifaceobj.priv_flags & self._BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED:
+                    continue
                 try:
                     self._apply_bridge_port_settings(bportifaceobj, 
                                             ifaceobj.name, ifaceobj)
@@ -335,14 +343,12 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
 
     def _up(self, ifaceobj, ifaceobj_getfunc=None):
         # Check if bridge port
-        if self._is_bridge_port(ifaceobj):
+        bridgename = self.ipcmd.bridge_port_get_bridge_name(ifaceobj.name)
+        if bridgename:
             if self.mstpctlcmd.is_mstpd_running():
-                bridgename = ifaceobj.upperifaces[0]
-                if not bridgename:
-                    self.logger.warn('%s: unable to determine bridge name'
-                                %ifaceobj.name)
-                    return
                 self._apply_bridge_port_settings(ifaceobj, bridgename)
+                self.logger.info("Roopa: %s: setting processed flag\n" %ifaceobj.name)
+                ifaceobj.priv_flags |= self._BRIDGE_PORT_PROCESSED
             return
         if not self._is_bridge(ifaceobj):
             return
@@ -587,7 +593,7 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
             ifaceobj.check_n_update_config_with_status_many(
                             self._port_attrs_map.keys(), 0)
             return
-        bridgename = self._get_bridge_name(ifaceobj)
+        bridgename = self.ipcmd.bridge_port_get_bridge_name(ifaceobj.name)
         # list of attributes that are not supported currently
         blacklistedattrs = ['mstpctl-pathcost',
                 'mstpctl-treeprio', 'mstpctl-treecost']
diff --git a/addons/vlan.py b/addons/vlan.py
index 7eeb113..fa883ce 100644
--- a/addons/vlan.py
+++ b/addons/vlan.py
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ class vlan(moduleBase):
         except:
             return -1
 
-        if ifaceobj.name.startswith('vlan'):
-            vid_str = ifaceobj.name[4:]
-        elif '.' in ifaceobj.name:
+        if '.' in ifaceobj.name:
             vid_str = ifaceobj.name.split('.', 1)[1]
+        elif ifaceobj.name.startswith('vlan'):
+            vid_str = ifaceobj.name[4:]
         else:
             return -1
         try: