diff --git a/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpController.java b/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpController.java
index 5703e82..8ddbb6b 100644
--- a/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpController.java
+++ b/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpController.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.Alarm;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.AlarmId;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.DefaultAlarm;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.snmp.SnmpController;
@@ -122,9 +123,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public DefaultAlarm buildWalkFailedAlarm(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        long timeRaised = System.currentTimeMillis();
         return new DefaultAlarm.Builder(
+                AlarmId.alarmId(deviceId, Long.toString(timeRaised)),
                 deviceId, "SNMP alarm retrieval failed",
-                Alarm.SeverityLevel.CRITICAL,
-                System.currentTimeMillis()).build();
+                Alarm.SeverityLevel.CRITICAL, timeRaised).build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpControllerTest.java b/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpControllerTest.java
index ff1aa03..a649633 100644
--- a/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpControllerTest.java
+++ b/protocols/snmp/ctl/src/test/java/org/onosproject/snmp/ctl/DefaultSnmpControllerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.Alarm;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.AlarmId;
 import org.onosproject.incubator.net.faultmanagement.alarm.DefaultAlarm;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -42,10 +43,12 @@
 
     ISnmpSession snmpSession = new ISnmpSessionAdapter();
 
+    long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
     DefaultAlarm alarm = new DefaultAlarm.Builder(
+            AlarmId.alarmId(device.deviceId(), Long.toString(time)),
             device.deviceId(), "SNMP alarm retrieval failed",
             Alarm.SeverityLevel.CRITICAL,
-            System.currentTimeMillis()).build();
+            time).build();
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {