diff --git a/gso/utils/helpers.py b/gso/utils/helpers.py
index 357651cfc7c5d0fc42974aa421b0216bb1f47f42..92b7e555362222485153bfa915f7e7e13b3630ce 100644
--- a/gso/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/gso/utils/helpers.py
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ def validate_site_name(site_name: str) -> str:
     return site_name
 
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 class BaseSiteValidatorModel(BaseModel):
     """A base site validator model extended by create site and by import site."""
 
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class BaseSiteValidatorModel(BaseModel):
         return site_name
 
 
-def validate_interface_name_list(interface_name_list: list) -> list:
+def validate_interface_name_list(interface_name_list: list, vendor: str) -> list:
     """Validate that the provided interface name matches the expected pattern.
 
     The expected pattern for the interface name is one of 'ge', 'et', 'xe' followed by a dash '-',
@@ -276,11 +277,15 @@ def validate_interface_name_list(interface_name_list: list) -> list:
     Args:
     ----
     interface_name_list: List of interface names to validate.
+    vendor: Router vendor to check interface names
 
     Returns:
     -------
     list: The list of interface names if all match was successful, otherwise it will throw a ValueError exception.
     """
+    # For Nokia nothing to do
+    if vendor == RouterVendor.NOKIA:
+        return interface_name_list
     pattern = re.compile(r"^(ge|et|xe)-[0-9]/[0-9]/[0-9]$")
     for interface in interface_name_list:
         if not bool(pattern.match(interface.interface_name)):