diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.cpp b/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.cpp
index bace231c..5166c741 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
+const std::string TcpTmTcBridge::DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT =  TcpTmTcBridge::DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT;
+
 TcpTmTcBridge::TcpTmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId, object_id_t tcDestination,
         object_id_t tmStoreId, object_id_t tcStoreId):
         TmTcBridge(objectId, tcDestination, tmStoreId, tcStoreId) {
diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.h b/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.h
index 06dae5b5..72212078 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/common/TcpTmTcBridge.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TcpTmTcBridge:
         public TmTcBridge {
     friend class TcpTmTcServer;
 public:
+    static const std::string DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT;
 
     /**
      * Constructor