diff --git a/src/entity_manager.cpp b/src/entity_manager.cpp
index f76a6f5..96eb384 100644
--- a/src/entity_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/entity_manager.cpp
@@ -700,11 +700,6 @@
             ifacePath += "/";
             ifacePath += itemName;
 
-            std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> itemIface =
-                createInterface(objServer, ifacePath,
-                                "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration." + itemType,
-                                boardNameOrig);
-
             if (itemType == "BMC")
             {
                 std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> bmcIface =
@@ -726,10 +721,6 @@
                                           getPermission(itemType));
             }
 
-            populateInterfaceFromJson(systemConfiguration, jsonPointerPath,
-                                      itemIface, item, objServer,
-                                      getPermission(itemType));
-
             for (const auto& [name, config] : item.items())
             {
                 jsonPointerPath = jsonPointerPathBoard;
@@ -800,6 +791,15 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::dbus_interface> itemIface =
+                createInterface(objServer, ifacePath,
+                                "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration." + itemType,
+                                boardNameOrig);
+
+            populateInterfaceFromJson(systemConfiguration, jsonPointerPath,
+                                      itemIface, item, objServer,
+                                      getPermission(itemType));
+
             topology.addBoard(boardPath, boardType, boardNameOrig, item);
         }