diff --git a/core/org.wso2.carbon.registry.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/core/jdbc/dao/JDBCPathCache.java b/core/org.wso2.carbon.registry.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/core/jdbc/dao/JDBCPathCache.java
index b033458234a..c3145d7368c 100644
--- a/core/org.wso2.carbon.registry.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/core/jdbc/dao/JDBCPathCache.java
+++ b/core/org.wso2.carbon.registry.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/registry/core/jdbc/dao/JDBCPathCache.java
@@ -510,6 +510,10 @@ public int getPathID(AbstractConnection conn, String path) throws SQLException {
                         cache.put(key, e);
                         return pathId;
                     }
+                } else {
+                    //not found . set -1 in the cache as well for the path
+                    RegistryCacheEntry e = new RegistryCacheEntry(-1);
+                    cache.put(key, e);
                 }
 
             } catch (SQLException e) {