diff --git a/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_impl.cpp b/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_impl.cpp
index d47c820d..f8f12821 100644
--- a/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_impl.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_impl.cpp
@@ -1310,12 +1310,11 @@ RMW_Connext_Subscriber::create(
     sub_cft_params,
     &cft_topic);
 
-  if (RMW_RET_OK != cft_rc) {
-    if (RMW_RET_UNSUPPORTED != cft_rc) {
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-  } else {
+  if (RMW_RET_OK == cft_rc) {
     sub_topic = cft_topic;
+  } else {
+    // RMW_Connext_Subscriber needs this value to check if CFT is enabled or not.
+    sub_cft_expr = "";
   }
 
   // The following initialization generates warnings when built