diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulationController.java b/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulationController.java
index 426860d8b..649d88477 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulationController.java
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulationController.java
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ public class SimulationController {
             final String deviceId = name + i;
             repository.add(deviceFactory.createSimulatedDevice(deviceId, tenant, protocol, pollDelay, new URL(endpoint),
                     gatewayToken));
-            spSenderService.createOrUpdateThing(tenant, deviceId);
+
+            if (protocol == Protocol.DMF_AMQP) {
+                spSenderService.createOrUpdateThing(tenant, deviceId);
+            }
         }
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok("Updated " + amount + " DMF connected targets!");
diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulatorStartup.java b/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulatorStartup.java
index 60f3055bd..b772bae1f 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulatorStartup.java
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-device-simulator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/simulator/SimulatorStartup.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package org.eclipse.hawkbit.simulator;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
+import org.eclipse.hawkbit.simulator.AbstractSimulatedDevice.Protocol;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.simulator.amqp.SpSenderService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ public class SimulatorStartup implements ApplicationListener<ContextRefreshedEve
                     LOGGER.error("Creation of simulated device at startup failed.", e);
                 }
 
-                spSenderService.createOrUpdateThing(autostart.getTenant(), deviceId);
+                if (autostart.getApi() == Protocol.DMF_AMQP) {
+                    spSenderService.createOrUpdateThing(autostart.getTenant(), deviceId);
+                }
             }
         });
     }