diff --git a/LegacyPlugin_NetworkAPIs.cpp b/LegacyPlugin_NetworkAPIs.cpp
index 7ac3ca9c..482522d2 100644
--- a/LegacyPlugin_NetworkAPIs.cpp
+++ b/LegacyPlugin_NetworkAPIs.cpp
@@ -864,6 +864,11 @@ const string CIDR_PREFIXES[CIDR_NETMASK_IP_LEN] = {
                 m_timer.stop();
                 NMLOG_INFO("subscriber timer stoped");
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_timer.start(SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS);
+                NMLOG_INFO("subscriber timer started");
+            }
         }
 
         string Network::getInterfaceMapping(const string & interface)
diff --git a/LegacyPlugin_WiFiManagerAPIs.cpp b/LegacyPlugin_WiFiManagerAPIs.cpp
index 0aa9596c..b003d60d 100644
--- a/LegacyPlugin_WiFiManagerAPIs.cpp
+++ b/LegacyPlugin_WiFiManagerAPIs.cpp
@@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ namespace WPEFramework
                 m_timer.stop();
                 NMLOG_INFO("subscriber timer stoped");
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_timer.start(SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT_IN_MILLISECONDS);
+                NMLOG_INFO("subscriber timer started");
+            }
         }
 
          bool WiFiManager::ErrorCodeMapping(const uint32_t ipvalue, uint32_t &opvalue)