diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 670f38b22f6eb91ff5494713e7dcd53877e7a7ca..1a83f1267141d55489aa09a46c8d383c35705470 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ paas_ci_orchestrator_url: https://paas.cloud.infn.it/orchestrator
 paas_ci_iam_group: admins/cicd 
 paas_ci_workdir: "{{ lookup('env','WORKSPACE') }}"        
 paas_ci_scan_script_path: "{{ paas_ci_workdir }}/scan.py"
+n_timeout_ticks: 12
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