diff --git a/daemon/face/internal-transport.cpp b/daemon/face/internal-transport.cpp
index 070a4b5..cc3e0a6 100644
--- a/daemon/face/internal-transport.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/internal-transport.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
 }
 
 void
+InternalForwarderTransport::beforeChangePersistency(ndn::nfd::FacePersistency newPersistency)
+{
+  if (newPersistency != ndn::nfd::FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERMANENT) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
+      std::invalid_argument("InternalForwarderTransport supports only FACE_PERSISTENCY_PERMANENT"));
+  }
+}
+
+void
 InternalForwarderTransport::receiveFromLink(const Block& packet)
 {
   NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);