diff --git a/compose/opennms/etc/eventd-configuration.xml b/compose/opennms/etc/eventd-configuration.xml
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+<EventdConfiguration
+        TCPAddress="0.0.0.0"
+        TCPPort="5817"
+        UDPAddress="0.0.0.0"
+        UDPPort="5817"
+	receivers="5"
+	getNextEventID="SELECT nextval('eventsNxtId')"
+	socketSoTimeoutRequired="yes"
+	socketSoTimeoutPeriod="3000">
+</EventdConfiguration>