diff --git a/src/capwap/conn.c b/src/capwap/conn.c
index 1e2d618f..25d64118 100644
--- a/src/capwap/conn.c
+++ b/src/capwap/conn.c
@@ -20,10 +20,21 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "cw_log.h"
 #include "conn.h"
 #include "sock.h"
+#include "capwap.h"
+
+
+void conn_init(struct conn * conn)
+{
+	conn->retransmit_interval=CAPWAP_RETRANSMIT_INTERVAL;
+	conn->max_reatransmit=CAPWAP_MAX_RETRANSMIT;
+	conn->wait_dtls=CAPWAP_WAIT_DTLS;
+	conn->wait_join=CAPWAP_WAIT_JOIN;
+}
+
 
-#include "cw_log.h"
 
 /**
  * function
@@ -37,6 +48,8 @@ struct conn * conn_create(int sock, struct sockaddr * addr, int qsize)
 	if (!conn)
 		return NULL;
 
+	conn_init(conn);
+
 	memset(conn,0,sizeof(struct conn));
 
 	conn->sock=sock;
diff --git a/src/capwap/conn.h b/src/capwap/conn.h
index 243d0e1b..844bb2be 100644
--- a/src/capwap/conn.h
+++ b/src/capwap/conn.h
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ struct conn{
 	uint8_t dtls_cookie[8];
 	int dtls_verify_peer;
 
+	/* capwap timers */
+	int retransmit_interval;
+	int max_reatransmit;
+	int wait_dtls;
+	int wait_join;
+	
+
 
 	/* used to link the conn obj with other objects */
 	void * data;