diff --git a/include/manufacturingcommands.hpp b/include/manufacturingcommands.hpp
index 7bd7280..f68142e 100644
--- a/include/manufacturingcommands.hpp
+++ b/include/manufacturingcommands.hpp
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@
 static constexpr const char* specialModeIntf =
     "xyz.openbmc_project.Security.SpecialMode";
 
-/** @enum MtmLvl
-.*
- *  Manufacturing command access levels
- */
-enum class MtmLvl
-{
-    mtmNotRunning = 0x00,
-    mtmExpired = 0x01,
-    mtmAvailable = 0x02,
-};
-
 enum class SmActionGet : uint8_t
 {
     sample = 0,
@@ -244,21 +233,21 @@
 
     void revertTimerHandler();
 
-    MtmLvl getAccessLvl(void)
+    bool isMfgMode(void)
     {
-        static MtmLvl mtmMode = MtmLvl::mtmNotRunning;
-        if (mtmMode != MtmLvl::mtmExpired)
+        ipmi::Value mode;
+        if (getProperty(specialModeService, specialModeObjPath, specialModeIntf,
+                        "SpecialMode", &mode) != 0)
         {
-            ipmi::Value mode;
-            if (getProperty(specialModeService, specialModeObjPath,
-                            specialModeIntf, "SpecialMode", &mode) != 0)
-            {
-                mtmMode = MtmLvl::mtmExpired;
-                return mtmMode;
-            }
-            mtmMode = static_cast<MtmLvl>(std::get<std::uint8_t>(mode));
+            return false;
         }
-        return mtmMode;
+        if (std::get<std::string>(mode) ==
+            "xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Security.SpecialMode.Modes."
+            "Manufacturing")
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     bool revertFanPWM = false;
diff --git a/src/manufacturingcommands.cpp b/src/manufacturingcommands.cpp
index 9d81930..8b3d846 100644
--- a/src/manufacturingcommands.cpp
+++ b/src/manufacturingcommands.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
             if (request->payload.size() > 4)
             {
                 // Allow write data count > 1, only if it is in MFG mode
-                if (mtm.getAccessLvl() != MtmLvl::mtmAvailable)
+                if (!mtm.isMfgMode())
                 {
                     return ipmi::ccInsufficientPrivilege;
                 }
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
         case makeCmdKey(ipmi::netFnStorage, ipmi::storage::cmdWriteFruData):
 
             // Check for MTM mode
-            if (mtm.getAccessLvl() != MtmLvl::mtmAvailable)
+            if (!mtm.isMfgMode())
             {
                 return ipmi::ccInvalidCommand;
             }
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
     // only in MFG mode.
     if (writeCount > 1)
     {
-        if (mtm.getAccessLvl() < MtmLvl::mtmAvailable)
+        if (!mtm.isMfgMode())
         {
             return ipmi::responseInsufficientPrivilege();
         }
@@ -861,8 +861,7 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t> writeData = {0x60, 0x1};
     std::vector<uint8_t> readBuf(0);
 
-    // TODO Needs to enhance the below security checking
-    if (mtm.getAccessLvl() < MtmLvl::mtmAvailable)
+    if (!mtm.isMfgMode())
     {
         return ipmi::responseInsufficientPrivilege();
     }
diff --git a/src/oemcommands.cpp b/src/oemcommands.cpp
index a6eb4a1..9c1a70d 100644
--- a/src/oemcommands.cpp
+++ b/src/oemcommands.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Boot/Source/server.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Control/PowerSupplyRedundancy/server.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Security/RestrictionMode/server.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Security/SpecialMode/server.hpp>
 
 namespace ipmi
 {
@@ -2573,10 +2574,11 @@
     restrictionModeValue = static_cast<uint8_t>(
         securityNameSpace::RestrictionMode::convertModesFromString(
             std::get<std::string>(varRestrMode)));
-    auto varSpecialMode = ctx->bus->yield_method_call<std::variant<uint8_t>>(
-        ctx->yield, ec, specialModeService, specialModeBasePath,
-        dBusPropertyIntf, dBusPropertyGetMethod, specialModeIntf,
-        specialModeProperty);
+    auto varSpecialMode =
+        ctx->bus->yield_method_call<std::variant<std::string>>(
+            ctx->yield, ec, specialModeService, specialModeBasePath,
+            dBusPropertyIntf, dBusPropertyGetMethod, specialModeIntf,
+            specialModeProperty);
     if (ec)
     {
         phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::ERR>(
@@ -2587,7 +2589,9 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        specialModeValue = std::get<uint8_t>(varSpecialMode);
+        specialModeValue = static_cast<uint8_t>(
+            securityNameSpace::SpecialMode::convertModesFromString(
+                std::get<std::string>(varSpecialMode)));
     }
     return ipmi::responseSuccess(restrictionModeValue, specialModeValue);
 }