diff --git a/include/PwmSensor.hpp b/include/PwmSensor.hpp
index 0a712fb..67aff56 100644
--- a/include/PwmSensor.hpp
+++ b/include/PwmSensor.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 {
   public:
     PwmSensor(const std::string& sysPath,
-              sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objectServer);
+              sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objectServer,
+              const std::string& sensorConfiguration);
     ~PwmSensor();
 
   private:
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     std::string name;
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> sensorInterface;
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> controlInterface;
+    std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> association;
     void setValue(uint32_t value);
     uint32_t getValue(bool errThrow = true);
 };
diff --git a/include/Utils.hpp b/include/Utils.hpp
index a1c9d37..edaccc0 100644
--- a/include/Utils.hpp
+++ b/include/Utils.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <regex>
 #include <sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/message/types.hpp>
 
 const constexpr char* jsonStore = "/var/configuration/flattened.json";
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@
     const std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& dbusConnection,
     ManagedObjectType& resp, bool useCache = false);
 
+void createAssociation(
+    std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface>& association,
+    const std::string& path);
+
 // replaces limits if MinReading and MaxReading are found.
 void findLimits(std::pair<double, double>& limits,
                 const SensorBaseConfiguration* data);
diff --git a/include/sensor.hpp b/include/sensor.hpp
index a6bf2b1..607eb3d 100644
--- a/include/sensor.hpp
+++ b/include/sensor.hpp
@@ -50,16 +50,7 @@
     void
         setInitialProperties(std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn)
     {
-        if (association)
-        {
-            using Association =
-                std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>;
-            std::vector<Association> associations;
-            associations.push_back(
-                Association("inventory", "sensors", configurationPath));
-            association->register_property("associations", associations);
-            association->initialize();
-        }
+        createAssociation(association, configurationPath);
 
         sensorInterface->register_property("MaxValue", maxValue);
         sensorInterface->register_property("MinValue", minValue);