diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_network.c b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
index aa019be..7784700 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
     peer->fd = bgp_sock;
     peer->status = Active;
     peer->local_id = peer1->local_id;
+    peer->v_holdtime = peer1->v_holdtime;
+    peer->v_keepalive = peer1->v_keepalive;
 
     /* Make peer's address string. */
     sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN);