diff --git a/esignet-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties b/esignet-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
index d60cfaa63..57ecd3fa5 100644
--- a/esignet-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
+++ b/esignet-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
@@ -423,4 +423,6 @@ mosip.esignet.ui.config.key-values={'sbi.env': '${mosip.esignet.authenticator.id
 #mosip.esignet.integration.audit-plugin=LoggerAuditService
 #mosip.esignet.integration.key-binder=NoOpKeyBinder
 
-mosip.esignet.jwt.leeway-seconds=5
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# leeway given in verfication of client assertion: exp and nbf field
+mosip.esignet.client-assertion-jwt.leeway-seconds=5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/oidc-service-impl/src/main/java/io/mosip/esignet/services/TokenServiceImpl.java b/oidc-service-impl/src/main/java/io/mosip/esignet/services/TokenServiceImpl.java
index e68993aef..8bb882266 100644
--- a/oidc-service-impl/src/main/java/io/mosip/esignet/services/TokenServiceImpl.java
+++ b/oidc-service-impl/src/main/java/io/mosip/esignet/services/TokenServiceImpl.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class TokenServiceImpl implements TokenService {
     @Value("#{${mosip.esignet.credential.scope-resource-mapping}}")
     private Map<String, String> scopesResourceMapping;
 
-    @Value("${mosip.esignet.jwt.leeway-seconds:5}")
+    @Value("${mosip.esignet.client-assertion-jwt.leeway-seconds:5}")
     private int maxClockSkew;
     
     private static Set<String> REQUIRED_CLIENT_ASSERTION_CLAIMS;