diff --git a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
index 40921ecdd3..aa720bacf2 100644
--- a/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
+++ b/sharpd/sharp_zebra.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ static int route_notify_owner(ZAPI_CALLBACK_ARGS)
 
 static void zebra_connected(struct zclient *zclient)
 {
+	zebra_route_notify_send(ZEBRA_ROUTE_NOTIFY_REQUEST, zclient, true);
 	zclient_send_reg_requests(zclient, VRF_DEFAULT);
 
 	/*
@@ -1067,14 +1068,12 @@ static zclient_handler *const sharp_handlers[] = {
 
 void sharp_zebra_init(void)
 {
-	struct zclient_options opt = {.receive_notify = true};
-
 	hook_register_prio(if_real, 0, sharp_ifp_create);
 	hook_register_prio(if_up, 0, sharp_ifp_up);
 	hook_register_prio(if_down, 0, sharp_ifp_down);
 	hook_register_prio(if_unreal, 0, sharp_ifp_destroy);
 
-	zclient = zclient_new(master, &opt, sharp_handlers,
+	zclient = zclient_new(master, &zclient_options_default, sharp_handlers,
 			      array_size(sharp_handlers));
 
 	zclient_init(zclient, ZEBRA_ROUTE_SHARP, 0, &sharp_privs);