diff --git a/include/sensor.hpp b/include/sensor.hpp
index 2f746da..a19b969 100644
--- a/include/sensor.hpp
+++ b/include/sensor.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <Thresholds.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp>
 
+constexpr size_t sensorFailedPollTimeMs = 5000;
 struct Sensor
 {
     virtual ~Sensor() = default;