diff --git a/resources/templates/provision/snom/300/{$mac}.xml b/resources/templates/provision/snom/300/{$mac}.xml
index 859d8395b0..58ccfa15d4 100644
--- a/resources/templates/provision/snom/300/{$mac}.xml
+++ b/resources/templates/provision/snom/300/{$mac}.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <keyboard_lock perm="">off</keyboard_lock>
 <enable_keyboard_lock perm="">off</enable_keyboard_lock>
 <transfer_on_hangup perm="">on</transfer_on_hangup>
-<update_policy>auto_update</update_policy>
+<update_policy perm="">{if isset($snom_update_policy)}{$snom_update_policy}{else}auto_update{/if}</update_policy>
 <firmware_status>http://{$domain_name}{$project_path}/app/provision/?mac={$mac}&amp;filename_firmware-{$mac}.xml</firmware_status>
 <date_us_format>off</date_us_format>
 <time_24_format>on</time_24_format>