A method, apparatus, and non-transitory program storage device for handling of a resumption in connection is described. The method includes determining whether a periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has expired; when the periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has been determined to have expired: setting a variable to a first setting; the variable comprising a pendingPeriodicRNAUpdate variable; and determining whether an upper layer has requested resumption of a radio resource control connection, and either: initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set based on information received from the upper layers, or initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set to rna-Update.