diff --git a/resources/templates/provision/snom/8xx/{$mac}.xml b/resources/templates/provision/snom/8xx/{$mac}.xml
index 86aa425b4c..0e21a68274 100644
--- a/resources/templates/provision/snom/8xx/{$mac}.xml
+++ b/resources/templates/provision/snom/8xx/{$mac}.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <settings>
 <phone-settings e="2">
 <language perm="">English</language>
-<update_policy perm="">auto_update</update_policy>
+<update_policy perm="">{if isset($snom_update_policy)}{$snom_update_policy}{else}auto_update{/if}</update_policy>
 <setting_server perm="RW">http://{$domain_name}{$project_path}/app/provision/{literal}{mac}{/literal}.xml</setting_server>
 <dhcp perm="R">on</dhcp>
 <timezone perm="">{$snom_time_zone}</timezone>