diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/common/netsvcmonitor/server.go b/pkg/networkservice/common/netsvcmonitor/server.go
index b5bbb14c0..5c75f92a9 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/common/netsvcmonitor/server.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/common/netsvcmonitor/server.go
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ func (m *monitorServer) Request(ctx context.Context, request *networkservice.Net
 						break
 					}
 
-					// TODO: Remove this condition when https://github.com/networkservicemesh/api/issues/51 will be done
-					if netsvc.GetNetworkService().GetName() != conn.GetNetworkService() {
-						continue
-					}
-
 					nseStream, err := m.nseClient.Find(monitorCtx, &registry.NetworkServiceEndpointQuery{
 						NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{
 							Name: conn.GetNetworkServiceEndpointName(),
diff --git a/pkg/registry/common/connect/ns_server_test.go b/pkg/registry/common/connect/ns_server_test.go
index d0968fd46..f2fde5138 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/common/connect/ns_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/common/connect/ns_server_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func startTestNSServers(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (url1, url2 *url.URL,
 func TestConnectNSServer_AllUnregister(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { goleak.VerifyNone(t) })
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*3)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	url1, url2, cancel1, cancel2 := startTestNSServers(ctx, t)
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ func TestConnectNSServer_AllUnregister(t *testing.T) {
 
 	findSrv = streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceFindServer(clienturlctx.WithClientURL(ctx, url2), ch)
 	err = s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceQuery{NetworkService: &registry.NetworkService{
-		Name: "ns-1",
+		Name: "ns-1-1",
 	}}, findSrv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, (<-ch).NetworkService.Name, "ns-1-1")
diff --git a/pkg/registry/common/connect/nse_server_test.go b/pkg/registry/common/connect/nse_server_test.go
index 6a3ce5a99..e087a638d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/common/connect/nse_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/common/connect/nse_server_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func startTestNSEServers(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) (url1, url2 *url.URL
 func TestConnectNSEServer_AllUnregister(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() { goleak.VerifyNone(t) })
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*3)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	url1, url2, cancel1, cancel2 := startTestNSEServers(ctx, t)
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ func TestConnectNSEServer_AllUnregister(t *testing.T) {
 
 	findSrv = streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceEndpointFindServer(clienturlctx.WithClientURL(ctx, url2), ch)
 	err = s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceEndpointQuery{NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{
-		Name: "nse-1",
+		Name: "nse-1-1",
 	}}, findSrv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, (<-ch).NetworkServiceEndpoint.Name, "nse-1-1")
diff --git a/pkg/registry/common/memory/ns_server_test.go b/pkg/registry/common/memory/ns_server_test.go
index e43f33ff5..e5aea9860 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/common/memory/ns_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/common/memory/ns_server_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ func TestNetworkServiceRegistryServer_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 			go func() {
 				defer close(ch)
 				findErr := s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceQuery{
-					NetworkService: &registry.NetworkService{Name: "ns"},
+					NetworkService: &registry.NetworkService{},
 					Watch:          true,
 				}, streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceFindServer(findCtx, ch))
 				assert.NoError(t, findErr)
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ func TestNetworkServiceRegistryServer_SlowReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(ch)
 		findErr := s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceQuery{
-			NetworkService: &registry.NetworkService{Name: "ns"},
+			NetworkService: &registry.NetworkService{},
 			Watch:          true,
 		}, streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceFindServer(findCtx, ch))
 		require.NoError(t, findErr)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/common/memory/nse_server_test.go b/pkg/registry/common/memory/nse_server_test.go
index 0c860abf0..9c49baf55 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/common/memory/nse_server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/common/memory/nse_server_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ func TestNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 			go func() {
 				defer close(ch)
 				findErr := s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceEndpointQuery{
-					NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{Name: "nse"},
+					NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{},
 					Watch:                  true,
 				}, streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceEndpointFindServer(findCtx, ch))
 				assert.NoError(t, findErr)
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ func TestNetworkServiceEndpointRegistryServer_SlowReceiver(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(ch)
 		findErr := s.Find(&registry.NetworkServiceEndpointQuery{
-			NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{Name: "nse"},
+			NetworkServiceEndpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{},
 			Watch:                  true,
 		}, streamchannel.NewNetworkServiceEndpointFindServer(findCtx, ch))
 		require.NoError(t, findErr)
diff --git a/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils.go b/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils.go
index 45fb5ebbc..b4ba8fbfa 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils.go
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ func MatchEndpoint(nsLabels map[string]string, ns *registry.NetworkService, nses
 
 // MatchNetworkServices returns true if two network services are matched
 func MatchNetworkServices(left, right *registry.NetworkService) bool {
-	return (left.Name == "" || strings.Contains(right.Name, left.Name)) &&
+	return (left.Name == "" || right.Name == left.Name) &&
 		(left.Payload == "" || left.Payload == right.Payload) &&
 		(left.Matches == nil || cmp.Equal(left.Matches, right.Matches, cmp.Comparer(proto.Equal)))
 }
 
 // MatchNetworkServiceEndpoints  returns true if two network service endpoints are matched
 func MatchNetworkServiceEndpoints(left, right *registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint) bool {
-	return (left.Name == "" || strings.Contains(right.Name, left.Name)) &&
+	return (left.Name == "" || right.Name == left.Name) &&
 		(left.NetworkServiceLabels == nil || labelsContains(right.NetworkServiceLabels, left.NetworkServiceLabels)) &&
 		(left.ExpirationTime == nil || left.ExpirationTime.Seconds == right.ExpirationTime.Seconds) &&
 		(left.NetworkServiceNames == nil || contains(right.NetworkServiceNames, left.NetworkServiceNames)) &&
diff --git a/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils_test.go b/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils_test.go
index bfcf85331..c05e1154e 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/matchutils/utils_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -71,13 +73,6 @@ func TestNSMatch(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "matchNameSubstring",
-			svc: &registry.NetworkService{
-				Name: "substring-match",
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "noMatchName",
 			svc: &registry.NetworkService{
@@ -185,13 +180,6 @@ func TestNSEMatch(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "matchNameSubstring",
-			endpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{
-				Name: "substring-match",
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "noMatchName",
 			endpoint: &registry.NetworkServiceEndpoint{