diff --git a/mesh/cfgmod-server.c b/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
index 2d47429f7..9633b7240 100644
--- a/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
+++ b/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ static const uint8_t supported_pages[] = {
 
 static uint8_t msg[MAX_MSG_LEN];
 
-static void send_pub_status(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
-			uint16_t src, uint16_t dst,
-			uint8_t status, uint16_t ele_addr, uint32_t id,
-			uint16_t pub_addr, uint16_t idx, bool cred_flag,
-			uint8_t ttl, uint8_t period, uint8_t retransmit)
+static uint16_t set_pub_status(uint8_t status, uint16_t ele_addr, uint32_t id,
+				uint16_t pub_addr, uint16_t idx, bool cred_flag,
+				uint8_t ttl, uint8_t period, uint8_t retransmit)
 {
 	size_t n;
 
@@ -72,46 +70,36 @@ static void send_pub_status(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
 		n += 4;
 	}
 
-	mesh_model_send(node, dst, src, APP_IDX_DEV_LOCAL, net_idx, DEFAULT_TTL,
-								false, msg, n);
+	return n;
 }
 
-static void config_pub_get(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
-					uint16_t src, uint16_t dst,
-					const uint8_t *pkt, uint16_t size)
+static uint16_t config_pub_get(struct mesh_node *node, const uint8_t *pkt,
+								bool vendor)
 {
 	uint32_t id;
 	uint16_t ele_addr;
 	struct mesh_model_pub *pub;
 	int status;
 
-	if (size == 4) {
-		id = SET_ID(SIG_VENDOR, l_get_le16(pkt + 2));
-	} else if (size == 6) {
-		id = SET_ID(l_get_le16(pkt + 2), l_get_le16(pkt + 4));
-	} else
-		return;
-
 	ele_addr = l_get_le16(pkt);
+	id = CFG_SET_ID(vendor, pkt + 2);
+
 	pub = mesh_model_pub_get(node, ele_addr, id, &status);
 
 	if (pub && status == MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-		send_pub_status(node, net_idx, src, dst, status, ele_addr,
-				id, pub->addr, pub->idx, pub->credential,
-				pub->ttl, pub->period, pub->retransmit);
+		return set_pub_status(status, ele_addr, id, pub->addr, pub->idx,
+					pub->credential, pub->ttl, pub->period,
+					pub->retransmit);
 	else
-		send_pub_status(node, net_idx, src, dst, status, ele_addr,
-				id, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+		return set_pub_status(status, ele_addr, id, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void config_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
-				uint16_t src, uint16_t dst,
-				const uint8_t *pkt, bool virt, bool vendor)
+static uint16_t config_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, const uint8_t *pkt,
+							bool virt, bool vendor)
 {
 	uint32_t id;
-	uint16_t ele_addr, idx, ota = UNASSIGNED_ADDRESS;
+	uint16_t ele_addr, idx, pub_dst;
 	const uint8_t *pub_addr;
-	uint16_t test_addr;
 	uint8_t ttl, period, retransmit;
 	int status;
 	bool cred_flag;
@@ -119,42 +107,31 @@ static void config_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
 	ele_addr = l_get_le16(pkt);
 	pub_addr = pkt + 2;
 
-	pkt += (virt ? 14 : 0);
+	pub_dst = l_get_le16(pub_addr);
+
+	if (!virt && IS_VIRTUAL(pub_dst))
+		return 0;
 
+	pkt += (virt ? 14 : 0);
 	idx = l_get_le16(pkt + 4);
+	cred_flag = !!(CREDFLAG_MASK & idx);
+	idx &= APP_IDX_MASK;
 	ttl = pkt[6];
 	period = pkt[7];
 	retransmit = pkt[8];
-	id = l_get_le16(pkt + 9);
-
-	if (!vendor)
-		id = SET_ID(SIG_VENDOR, id);
-	else
-		id = SET_ID(id, l_get_le16(pkt + 11));
-
-	/* Don't accept virtual seeming addresses */
-	test_addr = l_get_le16(pub_addr);
-	if (!virt && IS_VIRTUAL(test_addr))
-		return;
-
-	cred_flag = !!(CREDFLAG_MASK & idx);
-	idx &= APP_IDX_MASK;
+	id = CFG_SET_ID(vendor, pkt + 9);
 
 	status = mesh_model_pub_set(node, ele_addr, id, pub_addr, idx,
 					cred_flag, ttl, period, retransmit,
-					virt, &ota);
-
-	l_debug("pub_set: status %d, ea %4.4x, ota: %4.4x, mod: %x, idx: %3.3x",
-					status, ele_addr, ota, id, idx);
+					virt, &pub_dst);
 
-	if (status != MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		send_pub_status(node, net_idx, src, dst, status, ele_addr,
-						id, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	l_debug("pub_set: status %d, ea %4.4x, ota: %4.4x, id: %x, idx: %3.3x",
+					status, ele_addr, pub_dst, id, idx);
 
-		return;
-	}
+	if (status != MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return set_pub_status(status, ele_addr, id, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
-	if (IS_UNASSIGNED(test_addr) && !virt) {
+	if (IS_UNASSIGNED(pub_dst) && !virt) {
 		ttl = period = idx = 0;
 
 		/* Remove model publication from config file */
@@ -165,7 +142,7 @@ static void config_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
 	} else {
 		struct mesh_config_pub db_pub = {
 			.virt = virt,
-			.addr = ota,
+			.addr = pub_dst,
 			.idx = idx,
 			.ttl = ttl,
 			.credential = cred_flag,
@@ -180,12 +157,12 @@ static void config_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t net_idx,
 		/* Save model publication to config file */
 		if (!mesh_config_model_pub_add(node_config_get(node), ele_addr,
 						vendor ? id : MODEL_ID(id),
-							vendor, &db_pub))
+						vendor, &db_pub))
 			status = MESH_STATUS_STORAGE_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	send_pub_status(node, net_idx, src, dst, status, ele_addr, id, ota,
-				idx, cred_flag, ttl, period, retransmit);
+	return set_pub_status(status, ele_addr, id, pub_dst, idx, cred_flag,
+						ttl, period, retransmit);
 }
 
 static uint16_t cfg_sub_get_msg(struct mesh_node *node, const uint8_t *pkt,
@@ -663,14 +640,14 @@ static bool cfg_srv_pkt(uint16_t src, uint16_t dst, uint16_t app_idx,
 		if (!virt && (size != 11 && size != 13))
 			return true;
 
-		config_pub_set(node, net_idx, src, dst, pkt, virt,
-						size == 13 || size == 27);
+		n = config_pub_set(node, pkt, virt, size == 13 || size == 27);
 		break;
 
 	case OP_CONFIG_MODEL_PUB_GET:
 		if (size != 4 && size != 6)
 			return true;
-		config_pub_get(node, net_idx, src, dst, pkt, size);
+
+		n = config_pub_get(node, pkt, size == 6);
 		break;
 
 	case OP_CONFIG_VEND_MODEL_SUB_GET:
diff --git a/mesh/model.c b/mesh/model.c
index e2cadfe36..a92ab6b43 100644
--- a/mesh/model.c
+++ b/mesh/model.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ bool mesh_model_send(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t src, uint16_t dst,
 int mesh_model_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t addr, uint32_t id,
 			const uint8_t *pub_addr, uint16_t idx, bool cred_flag,
 			uint8_t ttl, uint8_t period, uint8_t retransmit,
-			bool is_virt, uint16_t *dst)
+			bool is_virt, uint16_t *pub_dst)
 {
 	struct mesh_model *mod;
 	int status, ele_idx = node_get_element_idx(node, addr);
@@ -1099,6 +1099,9 @@ int mesh_model_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t addr, uint32_t id,
 		return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
+	if (cred_flag && node_lpn_mode_get(node) != MESH_MODE_ENABLED)
+		return MESH_STATUS_FEATURE_NO_SUPPORT;
+
 	/* Check if the old publication destination is a virtual label */
 	if (mod->pub && mod->pub->virt) {
 		unref_virt(mod->pub->virt);
@@ -1112,7 +1115,7 @@ int mesh_model_pub_set(struct mesh_node *node, uint16_t addr, uint32_t id,
 		status = set_virt_pub(mod, pub_addr, idx, cred_flag, ttl,
 						period, retransmit);
 
-	*dst = mod->pub->addr;
+	*pub_dst = mod->pub->addr;
 
 	if (status != MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		return status;
