diff --git a/msc/BSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn b/msc/BSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
index 7b3188a..c3426a4 100644
--- a/msc/BSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
+++ b/msc/BSC_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
 	protocol := RAN_PROTOCOL_BSSAP,
 	transport := BSSAP_TRANSPORT_AoIP,
 	use_osmux := false,
+	bssap_reset_retries := 1,
 	sccp_addr_local := omit,
 	sccp_addr_peer := omit
 }
diff --git a/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn b/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
index dd31daf..2fad7b4 100644
--- a/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
 	charstring mp_smpp_password := "osmocom1";
 	charstring mp_mme_name := "mmec01.mmegi0001.mme.epc.mnc070.mcc901.3gppnetwork.org";
 	charstring mp_vlr_name := "vlr.example.net";
+	integer mp_bssap_reset_retries := 1;
 
 	RAN_Configurations mp_bssap_cfg := {
 		{
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@
 		if (isbound(mp_bssap_cfg[i])) {
 			var RanOps ranops := BSC_RanOps;
 			ranops.use_osmux := osmux;
+			ranops.bssap_reset_retries := mp_bssap_reset_retries;
 			f_ran_adapter_init(g_bssap[i], mp_bssap_cfg[i], "MSC_Test_" & int2str(i), ranops);
 			f_ran_adapter_start(g_bssap[i]);
 		} else {