diff --git a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
index 1fecdb6..7e32fc7 100644
--- a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@
 }
 
 void
+GenericLinkService::assignSequences(std::vector<lp::Packet>& pkts)
+{
+  std::for_each(pkts.begin(), pkts.end(), [this] (lp::Packet& pkt) {
+    pkt.set<lp::SequenceField>(++m_lastSeqNo);
+  });
+}
+
+void
 GenericLinkService::encodeLpFields(const ndn::PacketBase& netPkt, lp::Packet& lpPacket)
 {
   if (m_options.allowLocalFields) {
@@ -200,8 +208,8 @@
     BOOST_ASSERT(!frags.front().has<lp::FragCountField>());
   }
 
-  // Only assign sequences to fragments if packet contains more than 1 fragment
-  if (frags.size() > 1) {
+  // Only assign sequences to fragments if reliability enabled or if packet contains >1 fragment
+  if (m_options.reliabilityOptions.isEnabled || frags.size() > 1) {
     // Assign sequences to all fragments
     this->assignSequences(frags);
   }
@@ -216,18 +224,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-GenericLinkService::assignSequence(lp::Packet& pkt)
-{
-  pkt.set<lp::SequenceField>(++m_lastSeqNo);
-}
-
-void
-GenericLinkService::assignSequences(std::vector<lp::Packet>& pkts)
-{
-  std::for_each(pkts.begin(), pkts.end(), [this] (auto& pkt) { this->assignSequence(pkt); });
-}
-
-void
 GenericLinkService::checkCongestionLevel(lp::Packet& pkt)
 {
   ssize_t sendQueueLength = getTransport()->getSendQueueLength();
@@ -279,7 +275,11 @@
     lp::Packet pkt(packet);
 
     if (m_options.reliabilityOptions.isEnabled) {
-      m_reliability.processIncomingPacket(pkt);
+      if (!m_reliability.processIncomingPacket(pkt)) {
+        NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE("received duplicate fragment: DROP");
+        ++this->nDuplicateSequence;
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     if (!pkt.has<lp::FragmentField>()) {