diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/general.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/general.j2
index 3573a421c511f7f7c444da4058c15a4ce5c4b237..d58b554bcd2b57538fe6ae77baae376a9bb22c99 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/general.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/bc_templates/routers/nokia/general.j2
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     </grpc>
     {% endif %}
     <login-control>
+        <idle-timeout alu:operation="replace">{{ nokia_idle_timeout | default(60) }}</idle-timeout>
         <motd>
             <text alu:operation="replace">{{ nokia_motd }}</text>
         </motd>