diff --git a/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/kahawai_common.c b/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/kahawai_common.c
index f23ab796a..b6b9dd193 100644
--- a/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/kahawai_common.c
+++ b/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/kahawai_common.c
@@ -39,15 +39,19 @@ mtl_handle kahawai_init(char* port, char* local_addr, int enc_session_cnt,
   param.num_ports = 1;
 
   snprintf(param.port[MTL_PORT_P], MTL_PORT_MAX_LEN, "%s", port);
+  param.pmd[MTL_PORT_P] = mtl_pmd_by_port_name(param.port[MTL_PORT_P]);
 
-  if (NULL == local_addr) {
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid local IP address\n");
-    return NULL;
-  } else if (sscanf(local_addr, "%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu", &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][0],
-                    &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][1], &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][2],
-                    &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][3]) != MTL_IP_ADDR_LEN) {
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to parse local IP address: %s\n", local_addr);
-    return NULL;
+  if (param.pmd[MTL_PORT_P] == MTL_PMD_DPDK_USER) {
+    /* check ip for dpdk based pmd */
+    if (NULL == local_addr) {
+      av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid local IP address\n");
+      return NULL;
+    } else if (sscanf(local_addr, "%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu", &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][0],
+                      &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][1], &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][2],
+                      &param.sip_addr[MTL_PORT_P][3]) != MTL_IP_ADDR_LEN) {
+      av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to parse local IP address: %s\n", local_addr);
+      return NULL;
+    }
   }
 
   if (enc_session_cnt > 0) {
diff --git a/include/mtl_api.h b/include/mtl_api.h
index 8c8efbbe6..83cb0e18c 100644
--- a/include/mtl_api.h
+++ b/include/mtl_api.h
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ struct mtl_init_params {
    * Static(default) or DHCP(please make sure you have a DHCP server inside LAN)
    */
   enum mtl_net_proto net_proto[MTL_PORT_MAX];
-  /** Mandatory. dpdk user pmd(default) or af_xdp */
+  /** Mandatory. dpdk user pmd(default) or af_xdp. Use mtl_pmd_by_port_name helper to get
+   * PMD type */
   enum mtl_pmd_type pmd[MTL_PORT_MAX];
   /**
    * Mandatory. Max NIC tx queues requested the lib to support.
diff --git a/lib/src/mt_socket.c b/lib/src/mt_socket.c
index f49200817..b6cb16b71 100644
--- a/lib/src/mt_socket.c
+++ b/lib/src/mt_socket.c
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ int mt_socket_get_numa(const char* if_name) {
 
   fclose(file);
   dbg("%s, numa_node %d for %s\n", __func__, numa_node, if_name);
+  if (SOCKET_ID_ANY == numa_node) {
+    numa_node = 0;
+    info("%s, direct soc_id from SOCKET_ID_ANY to 0 for %s\n", __func__, if_name);
+  }
   return numa_node;
 }