diff --git a/src/entity_manager/entity_manager.hpp b/src/entity_manager/entity_manager.hpp
index 5b5bbf6..636a904 100644
--- a/src/entity_manager/entity_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/entity_manager/entity_manager.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
         std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& systemBus,
         boost::asio::io_context& io);
 
+    // disable copy
+    EntityManager(const EntityManager&) = delete;
+    EntityManager& operator=(const EntityManager&) = delete;
+
+    // disable move
+    EntityManager(EntityManager&&) = delete;
+    EntityManager& operator=(EntityManager&&) = delete;
+
+    ~EntityManager() = default;
+
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> systemBus;
     sdbusplus::asio::object_server objServer;
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> entityIface;