diff --git a/ntc_templates/templates/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.textfsm b/ntc_templates/templates/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.textfsm
index 4bb0b2f4b0..5bc12d0377 100644
--- a/ntc_templates/templates/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.textfsm
+++ b/ntc_templates/templates/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.textfsm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Value PORT (\S+)
 Value STATUS (up|down|admin\s+down)
-Value PROTOCOL (up|down|lowerlayerdown|notpresent)
+Value PROTOCOL (up|down|lowerlayerdown|notpresent|unknown)
 Value DESCRIP (\S.*?)
 
 Start
diff --git a/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.raw b/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.raw
index bc0cb918a4..5f17040e0a 100644
--- a/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.raw
+++ b/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.raw
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ Et14                           down           notpresent
 Ma1                            down           down               Management
 Po1                            up             up                 MLAG peer link
 Po101                          up             up                 ServerRAD
+Tu8                            down           unknown
 Vl4094                         up             up                 MLAG local int
diff --git a/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.yml b/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.yml
index 48570252f8..b6d4e25ded 100644
--- a/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.yml
+++ b/tests/arista_eos/show_interfaces_description/arista_eos_show_interfaces_description.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ parsed_sample:
     status: "up"
     protocol: "up"
     descrip: "ServerRAD"
+  - port: "Tu8"
+    status: "down"
+    protocol: "unknown"
+    descrip: ""
   - port: "Vl4094"
     status: "up"
     protocol: "up"