diff --git a/nettacker/core/template.py b/nettacker/core/template.py
index ab6207237..fffc9fc10 100644
--- a/nettacker/core/template.py
+++ b/nettacker/core/template.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ def parse(module_content, module_inputs):
         if isinstance(module_content, dict):
             for key in copy.deepcopy(module_content):
                 if key in module_inputs:
-                    if module_inputs[key]:
+                    if module_inputs[key] and key != "timeout":
+                        module_content[key] = module_inputs[key]
+                    # If the timeout value is not 3.0, then use the provided value. Otherwise, keep the value from the YAML file.
+                    elif (
+                        key == "timeout"
+                        and abs(module_inputs[key] - Config.settings.timeout) > 1e-9
+                    ):
                         module_content[key] = module_inputs[key]
                 elif isinstance(module_content[key], (dict, list)):
                     module_content[key] = TemplateLoader.parse(module_content[key], module_inputs)