diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
index b7d39b4..e26673a 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_data.c
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@
 
 	net->mncc_recv = mncc_recv;
 
+	net->msc_data->msc_ip = talloc_strdup(net, "127.0.0.1");
+	net->msc_data->msc_port = 5000;
+	net->msc_data->ping_timeout = 20;
+	net->msc_data->pong_timeout = 5;
+
 	gsm_net_update_ctype(net);
 
 	return net;