diff --git a/roles/nhc/templates/nhc.sysconfig.j2 b/roles/nhc/templates/nhc.sysconfig.j2
index a91646c3673a75b56ed0017306dc72462ff28528..04c68b1336a4f3412f7bc636eb15a650a6a93489 100644
--- a/roles/nhc/templates/nhc.sysconfig.j2
+++ b/roles/nhc/templates/nhc.sysconfig.j2
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ NHC_EMAIL_TO="{{ nhc_emails }}"
 NHC_EMAIL_SUBJECT="{{ nhc_email_subject }}"
 NHC_LOOP_TIME="300"
 DF_FLAGS="-Tk"
+# Timeout value added temporarily by Trung - 20200409
+TIMEOUT=150