diff --git a/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/exos.ospfv2.j2 b/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/exos.ospfv2.j2
index c04677a315..6616e01f4d 100644
--- a/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/exos.ospfv2.j2
+++ b/netsim/ansible/templates/ospf/exos.ospfv2.j2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ configure ospf vlan {{ vlan_name }} cost {{ l.ospf.cost }}
 configure ospf vlan {{ vlan_name }} priority {{ l.ospf.priority }}
 {%     endif %}
 {%     if l.ospf.timers.hello is defined and l.ospf.timers.dead is defined %}
-configure ospf vlan {{ vlan_name }} timer 5 1 {{ l.ospf.timers.hello }} {{ l.ospf.timers.dead }} 0
+configure ospf vlan {{ vlan_name }} timer 5 1 {{ l.ospf.timers.hello }} {{ l.ospf.timers.dead }}
 {%     endif %}
 {%   endfor %}
 {% endif %}