diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
index 95185b9..ec27a0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowDatabaseOperation.java
@@ -642,7 +642,9 @@
 	FlowEntry flowEntry = new FlowEntry();
 	flowEntry.setFlowEntryId(new FlowEntryId(flowEntryIdStr));
 	flowEntry.setDpid(new Dpid(switchDpidStr));
-
+	flowEntry.setIdleTimeout(idleTimeout);
+	flowEntry.setHardTimeout(hardTimeout);
+	
 	//
 	// Extract the match conditions
 	//