diff --git a/src/algo_thunder.c b/src/algo_thunder.c
index d7c78c0..469ce5c 100644
--- a/src/algo_thunder.c
+++ b/src/algo_thunder.c
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ void algo_thunder_init(struct evt_core_ctx* ctx, struct algo_ctx* app_ctx, struc
   union abstract_packet links = {};
   //fprintf(stderr, "Total links %d\n", thunderc->total_links);
   thunderc->monit_pkt_size = sizeof(links.fmt.headers) + sizeof(links.fmt.content.link_monitoring_thunder) + sizeof(struct link_info) * (thunderc->total_links - 1);
+
+  init_timer(ctx);
 }
 
 int algo_thunder_on_err(struct evt_core_ctx *ctx, struct evt_core_fdinfo *fdinfo) {