diff --git a/features/nanostack/FEATURE_NANOSTACK/mbed-mesh-api/source/LoWPANNDInterface.cpp b/features/nanostack/FEATURE_NANOSTACK/mbed-mesh-api/source/LoWPANNDInterface.cpp
index f49e30c6a3..e592d96826 100644
--- a/features/nanostack/FEATURE_NANOSTACK/mbed-mesh-api/source/LoWPANNDInterface.cpp
+++ b/features/nanostack/FEATURE_NANOSTACK/mbed-mesh-api/source/LoWPANNDInterface.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ int LoWPANNDInterface::connect()
     // Release mutex before blocking
     nanostack_unlock();
 
-    int32_t count = connect_semaphore.wait(30000);
+    // wait connection for ever
+    int32_t count = connect_semaphore.wait(osWaitForever);
 
     if (count <= 0) {
         return NSAPI_ERROR_DHCP_FAILURE; // sort of...
@@ -124,4 +125,4 @@ bool LoWPANNDInterface::getRouterIpAddress(char *address, int8_t len)
         return true;
     }
     return false;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}