diff --git a/inventory_provider/nokia.py b/inventory_provider/nokia.py
index b4569342264bc4ad173c53d366c72ab0cd98471d..2db2d41432b8c672e043dcd187b6e430b911bccc 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/nokia.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/nokia.py
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ def get_epipes_state(state_doc):
         yield {
             "name": epipe.find('sap/sap-id').text,
             "oper-state": epipe.find('oper-state').text,
+            "if-index": -1
         }