diff --git a/include/dbus_utility.hpp b/include/dbus_utility.hpp
index 854c2c1..73952a2 100644
--- a/include/dbus_utility.hpp
+++ b/include/dbus_utility.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "dbus_singleton.hpp"
+#include "logging.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp> // IWYU pragma: keep
 #include <sdbusplus/asio/property.hpp>
@@ -104,6 +105,14 @@
     std::regex_replace(path.begin(), path.begin(), path.end(), reg, "_");
 }
 
+inline void logError(const boost::system::error_code& ec)
+{
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR << "DBus error: " << ec << ", cannot call method";
+    }
+}
+
 // gets the string N strings deep into a path
 // i.e.  /0th/1st/2nd/3rd
 inline bool getNthStringFromPath(const std::string& path, int index,