diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_base.h b/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_base.h
index 0476306b7..cdcb742fd 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_base.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_base.h
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public:
   uint32_t COUNT(uint32_t hfn, uint32_t sn);
 
 protected:
-  srslte::log* log = nullptr;
+  srslte::log*    log    = nullptr;
+  srslte::timers* timers = nullptr;
 
   bool     active        = false;
   uint32_t lcid          = 0;
diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.h b/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.h
index d5e783f7b..743c8da4b 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
   void init(srsue::rlc_interface_pdcp* rlc_,
             srsue::rrc_interface_pdcp* rrc_,
             srsue::gw_interface_pdcp*  gw_,
+            srslte::timers*            timers_,
             srslte::log*               log_,
             uint32_t                   lcid_,
             pdcp_config_t              cfg_);
diff --git a/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.cc b/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.cc
index d14a8dd94..41e14a2bd 100644
--- a/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.cc
+++ b/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_nr.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pdcp_entity_nr::~pdcp_entity_nr() {}
 void pdcp_entity_nr::init(srsue::rlc_interface_pdcp* rlc_,
                           srsue::rrc_interface_pdcp* rrc_,
                           srsue::gw_interface_pdcp*  gw_,
+                          srslte::timers*            timers_,
                           srslte::log*               log_,
                           uint32_t                   lcid_,
                           pdcp_config_t              cfg_)
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ void pdcp_entity_nr::init(srsue::rlc_interface_pdcp* rlc_,
   rlc           = rlc_;
   rrc           = rrc_;
   gw            = gw_;
+  timers        = timers_;
   log           = log_;
   lcid          = lcid_;
   cfg           = cfg_;
diff --git a/lib/test/upper/pdcp_nr_test.cc b/lib/test/upper/pdcp_nr_test.cc
index 6db148604..45d43394e 100644
--- a/lib/test/upper/pdcp_nr_test.cc
+++ b/lib/test/upper/pdcp_nr_test.cc
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ int test_tx(uint32_t                     n_packets,
   rlc_dummy rlc(log);
   rrc_dummy rrc(log);
   gw_dummy  gw(log);
+  srslte::timers timers(64);
 
-  pdcp.init(&rlc, &rrc, &gw, log, 0, cfg);
+  pdcp.init(&rlc, &rrc, &gw, &timers, log, 0, cfg);
   pdcp.config_security(
       k_enc, k_int, k_enc, k_int, srslte::CIPHERING_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EEA2, srslte::INTEGRITY_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EIA2);
   pdcp.enable_integrity();
@@ -269,21 +270,23 @@ int test_rx_in_sequence(uint64_t n_packets, uint8_t pdcp_sn_len, srslte::byte_bu
   srslte::pdcp_config_t cfg_rx = {
       1, srslte::PDCP_RB_IS_DRB, srslte::SECURITY_DIRECTION_DOWNLINK, srslte::SECURITY_DIRECTION_UPLINK, pdcp_sn_len};
 
-  rlc_dummy rlc_tx(log);
-  rrc_dummy rrc_tx(log);
-  gw_dummy  gw_tx(log);
+  rlc_dummy      rlc_tx(log);
+  rrc_dummy      rrc_tx(log);
+  gw_dummy       gw_tx(log);
+  srslte::timers timers_tx(64);
 
-  rlc_dummy rlc_rx(log);
-  rrc_dummy rrc_rx(log);
-  gw_dummy  gw_rx(log);
+  rlc_dummy      rlc_rx(log);
+  rrc_dummy      rrc_rx(log);
+  gw_dummy       gw_rx(log);
+  srslte::timers timers_rx(64);
 
-  pdcp_tx.init(&rlc_tx, &rrc_tx, &gw_tx, log, 0, cfg_tx);
+  pdcp_tx.init(&rlc_tx, &rrc_tx, &gw_tx, &timers_tx, log, 0, cfg_tx);
   pdcp_tx.config_security(
       k_enc, k_int, k_enc, k_int, srslte::CIPHERING_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EEA2, srslte::INTEGRITY_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EIA2);
   pdcp_tx.enable_integrity();
   pdcp_tx.enable_encryption();
 
-  pdcp_rx.init(&rlc_rx, &rrc_rx, &gw_rx, log, 0, cfg_rx);
+  pdcp_rx.init(&rlc_rx, &rrc_rx, &gw_rx, &timers_rx, log, 0, cfg_rx);
   pdcp_rx.config_security(
       k_enc, k_int, k_enc, k_int, srslte::CIPHERING_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EEA2, srslte::INTEGRITY_ALGORITHM_ID_128_EIA2);
   pdcp_rx.enable_integrity();