diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
index 4784e0b..116af1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowEventHandler.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     /** The logger. */
     private final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FlowEventHandler.class);
     
-    private final int FLOW_IDLE_TIMEOUT_ADDED_SECONDS = 2;
+    private final int FLOW_IDLE_TIMEOUT_ADDED_SECONDS = 5;
 
     private DBOperation dbHandler;