diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index f1d11d4..024fa25 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 			$(top_builddir)/ipaddress.o \
 			$(top_builddir)/routing_table.o \
 			$(top_builddir)/util.o \
+			$(top_builddir)/timer.o \
 			$(top_builddir)/system_configuration.o \
 			$(top_builddir)/dhcp_configuration.o \
 			$(top_builddir)/config_parser.o \
diff --git a/test/test_network_manager.cpp b/test/test_network_manager.cpp
index 3e1f0e3..6281081 100644
--- a/test/test_network_manager.cpp
+++ b/test/test_network_manager.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp"
 #include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
+#include "timer.hpp"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 namespace network
 {
 
+std::unique_ptr<phosphor::network::Timer> refreshTimer = nullptr;
 namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
 class TestNetworkManager : public testing::Test