diff --git a/src/mod/capwap/capwap_out_get_idle_timeout.c b/src/mod/capwap/capwap_out_get_idle_timeout.c
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index 00000000..c720c0f3
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+++ b/src/mod/capwap/capwap_out_get_idle_timeout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+#include "cw/action.h"
+#include "cw/capwap_items.h"
+
+
+struct mbag_item * capwap_out_get_idle_timeout(struct conn *conn,struct cw_action_out * a)
+{
+	struct mbag_item * m = mbag_get(conn->config,CW_ITEM_IDLE_TIMEOUT);
+	if (m)
+		return m;
+
+	return mbag_set_dword(conn->config,CW_ITEM_IDLE_TIMEOUT,300);
+}