diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service b/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
index 74f8218..29d4967 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/phosphor-ipmi-host.service
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 RuntimeDirectory = ipmi
 RuntimeDirectoryPreserve = yes
 StateDirectory = ipmi
+Type=dbus
+BusName=xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Host
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}