--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ bgp_accept (struct thread *thread)
     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;
+    peer->v_holdtime = BGP_LARGE_HOLDTIME;
 
     /* Make peer's address string. */
     sockunion2str (&su, buf, SU_ADDRSTRLEN);
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ struct bgp_nlri
 
 /* BGP timers default value.  */
 #define BGP_INIT_START_TIMER                     1
+#define BGP_LARGE_HOLDTIME                     240
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_HOLDTIME                   180
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE                   60 
 #define BGP_DEFAULT_EBGP_ROUTEADV               30