diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/config.go b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
index bc88adf..47d2df0 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	defaultOmccEncryption        = false
 	defaultEnableONUStats        = false
 	defaultEnableGEMStats        = false
+	defaultReconnectTimeout      = 1 * time.Minute
 )
 
 // AdapterFlags represents the set of configurations used by the read-write adaptercore service
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
 	OmccEncryption              bool
 	EnableONUStats              bool
 	EnableGEMStats              bool
+	ReconnectTimeout            time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewAdapterFlags returns a new RWCore config
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@
 		OmccEncryption:              defaultOmccEncryption,
 		EnableONUStats:              defaultEnableONUStats,
 		EnableGEMStats:              defaultEnableGEMStats,
+		ReconnectTimeout:            defaultReconnectTimeout,
 	}
 	return &adapterFlags
 }
@@ -205,6 +208,9 @@
 	help = fmt.Sprintf("Enable GEM Statistics")
 	flag.BoolVar(&(so.EnableGEMStats), "enable_gem_stats", defaultEnableGEMStats, help)
 
+	help = fmt.Sprintf("Number of seconds for reconnection retries to a device")
+	flag.DurationVar(&(so.ReconnectTimeout), "reconnection_timeout", defaultReconnectTimeout, help)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 	containerName := getContainerInfo()
 	if len(containerName) > 0 {