diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-config/config.yaml b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-config/config.yaml
index 32b4cff..a0dce0e 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-config/config.yaml
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-config/config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 0xC3:
   path: /xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0
   serviceInterface: org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
-  readingType: reading
+  readingType: assertion
   interfaces:
     xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.RebootAttempts:
       AttemptsLeft:
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory/config.yaml b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory/config.yaml
index 0765f82..c5797f2 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory/config.yaml
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory/config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   path: /xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0
   sensorReadingType: 0x6F
   serviceInterface: org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
-  readingType: reading
+  readingType: assertion
   interfaces:
     xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.RebootAttempts:
       AttemptsLeft: