diff --git a/app.cpp b/app.cpp
index 291d9cf..5598177 100644
--- a/app.cpp
+++ b/app.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     sdbusplus::server::manager_t objManagerXyzInventory(
         bus, "/xyz/openbmc_project/inventory");
     open_power::occ::Manager mgr(eventP);
+    mgr.createPldmHandle();
 
     // Claim the bus since all the house keeping is done now
     bus.request_name(OCC_CONTROL_BUSNAME);