diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospf6d.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospf6d.conf
index f1cdb50285..48a729ce19 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospf6d.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospf6d.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 interface r2-eth2
  ipv6 ospf6 bfd
+ ipv6 ospf6 hello-interval 2
+ ipv6 ospf6 dead-interval 10
 !
 router ospf6
  ospf6 router-id 10.254.254.2
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospfd.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospfd.conf
index 8e0c45980d..c786f1fe43 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospfd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r2/ospfd.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 interface r2-eth1
  ip ospf area 0.0.0.1
+ ip ospf hello-interval 2
+ ip ospf dead-interval 10
  ip ospf bfd
 !
 router ospf
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r3/ospfd.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r3/ospfd.conf
index cf2a1bdf76..932ab4da63 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r3/ospfd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r3/ospfd.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 interface r3-eth0
  ip ospf area 0.0.0.1
+ ip ospf hello-interval 2
+ ip ospf dead-interval 10
  ip ospf bfd
 !
 router ospf
diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r4/ospf6d.conf b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r4/ospf6d.conf
index 756597d6f8..57f7f6c079 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r4/ospf6d.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd-topo2/r4/ospf6d.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 interface r4-eth0
  ipv6 ospf6 bfd
+ ipv6 ospf6 hello-interval 2
+ ipv6 ospf6 dead-interval 10
 !
 router ospf6
  ospf6 router-id 10.254.254.4