diff --git a/src/mgmt/nfd/control-command.cpp b/src/mgmt/nfd/control-command.cpp
index 96bba6c..a51ecb6 100644
--- a/src/mgmt/nfd/control-command.cpp
+++ b/src/mgmt/nfd/control-command.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 {
   m_requestValidator
     .required(CONTROL_PARAMETER_URI)
+    .optional(CONTROL_PARAMETER_LOCAL_URI)
     .optional(CONTROL_PARAMETER_FACE_PERSISTENCY)
     .optional(CONTROL_PARAMETER_FLAGS)
     .optional(CONTROL_PARAMETER_MASK);