diff --git a/hnodeb/HNBGW_ConnectionHandler.ttcn b/hnodeb/HNBGW_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
index b069a11..a3ff32f 100644
--- a/hnodeb/HNBGW_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
+++ b/hnodeb/HNBGW_ConnectionHandler.ttcn
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 private function f_HNBGW_ConnHdlr_init_iuh(charstring id) runs on HNBGW_ConnHdlr {
 	var Iuh_Emulation_CT vc_Iuh;
-	vc_Iuh := Iuh_Emulation_CT.create(id & "-HNBGW");
+	vc_Iuh := Iuh_Emulation_CT.create(id & "-HNBGW") alive;
 	connect(self:HNBAP, vc_Iuh:HNBAP);
 	connect(self:RUA, vc_Iuh:RUA);
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		sgsn_role := false
 	};
 
-	vc_GTP := GTP_Emulation_CT.create(id);
+	vc_GTP := GTP_Emulation_CT.create(id) alive;
 	connect(self:GTP, vc_GTP:CLIENT);
 	connect(self:GTP_PROC, vc_GTP:CLIENT_PROC);
 	vc_GTP.start(GTP_Emulation.main(gtp_cfg));
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 				 RtpemMode mode := RTPEM_MODE_BIDIR)
 runs on HNBGW_ConnHdlr {
 	/* Step 0: initialize, connect and start the emulation component */
-	vc_RTPEM := RTP_Emulation_CT.create(testcasename() & "-RTPEM");
+	vc_RTPEM := RTP_Emulation_CT.create(testcasename() & "-RTPEM") alive;
 	map(vc_RTPEM:RTP, system:RTP);
 	map(vc_RTPEM:RTCP, system:RTCP);
 	connect(vc_RTPEM:CTRL, self:RTPEM_CTRL);