diff --git a/item_updater.hpp b/item_updater.hpp
index e27cccc..3260003 100644
--- a/item_updater.hpp
+++ b/item_updater.hpp
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
         bus.emit_interfaces_added(path.c_str(), interfaces);
     }
 
-    ~GardReset()
+    virtual ~GardReset()
     {
         std::vector<std::string> interfaces({interface});
         bus.emit_interfaces_removed(path.c_str(), interfaces);
     }
 
-  private:
+  protected:
     // TODO Remove once openbmc/openbmc#1975 is resolved
     static constexpr auto interface = "xyz.openbmc_project.Common.FactoryReset";
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     /**
      * @brief GARD factory reset - clears the PNOR GARD partition.
      */
-    void reset() override;
+    virtual void reset() = 0;
 };
 
 /** @class ItemUpdater
diff --git a/static/item_updater_static.cpp b/static/item_updater_static.cpp
index e4708dd..fe872f0 100644
--- a/static/item_updater_static.cpp
+++ b/static/item_updater_static.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
     ItemUpdater::updateFunctionalAssociation(versionId);
 }
 
-void GardReset::reset()
+void GardResetStatic::reset()
 {
     // Clear gard partition
     std::vector<uint8_t> mboxdArgs;
diff --git a/static/item_updater_static.hpp b/static/item_updater_static.hpp
index c3f273d..40f616b 100644
--- a/static/item_updater_static.hpp
+++ b/static/item_updater_static.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
 namespace updater
 {
 
+class GardResetStatic : public GardReset
+{
+  public:
+    using GardReset::GardReset;
+    virtual ~GardResetStatic() = default;
+
+  protected:
+    /**
+     * @brief GARD factory reset - clears the PNOR GARD partition.
+     */
+    void reset() override;
+};
+
 /** @class ItemUpdaterStatic
  *  @brief Manages the activation of the host version items for static layout
  */
@@ -19,7 +32,7 @@
         ItemUpdater(bus, path)
     {
         processPNORImage();
-        gardReset = std::make_unique<GardReset>(bus, GARD_PATH);
+        gardReset = std::make_unique<GardResetStatic>(bus, GARD_PATH);
         volatileEnable = std::make_unique<ObjectEnable>(bus, volatilePath);
 
         // Emit deferred signal.
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index b58ac66..e0a13f5 100755
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 	../ubi/item_updater_ubi.cpp \
 	../ubi/serialize.cpp \
 	../ubi/watch.cpp \
+	../static/item_updater_static.cpp \
+	../static/activation_static.cpp \
 	utest.cpp \
 	msl_verify.cpp
 
-utest_LDADD = \
-	-lstdc++fs
+utest_LDADD = -lstdc++fs
diff --git a/ubi/item_updater_ubi.cpp b/ubi/item_updater_ubi.cpp
index 61a8e01..cf8ffe0 100644
--- a/ubi/item_updater_ubi.cpp
+++ b/ubi/item_updater_ubi.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
     return target.substr(PNOR_RO_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
-void GardReset::reset()
+void GardResetUbi::reset()
 {
     // The GARD partition is currently misspelled "GUARD." This file path will
     // need to be updated in the future.
diff --git a/ubi/item_updater_ubi.hpp b/ubi/item_updater_ubi.hpp
index ce1b5b8..fb6a6ca 100644
--- a/ubi/item_updater_ubi.hpp
+++ b/ubi/item_updater_ubi.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
 namespace updater
 {
 
+class GardResetUbi : public GardReset
+{
+  public:
+    using GardReset::GardReset;
+    virtual ~GardResetUbi() = default;
+
+  protected:
+    /**
+     * @brief GARD factory reset - clears the PNOR GARD partition.
+     */
+    void reset() override;
+};
+
 /** @class ItemUpdaterUbi
  *  @brief Manages the activation of the host version items for ubi layout
  */
@@ -19,7 +32,7 @@
         ItemUpdater(bus, path)
     {
         processPNORImage();
-        gardReset = std::make_unique<GardReset>(bus, GARD_PATH);
+        gardReset = std::make_unique<GardResetUbi>(bus, GARD_PATH);
         volatileEnable = std::make_unique<ObjectEnable>(bus, volatilePath);
 
         // Emit deferred signal.