diff --git a/extensions/phal/dump_utils.cpp b/extensions/phal/dump_utils.cpp
index 6d2a666..984e30b 100644
--- a/extensions/phal/dump_utils.cpp
+++ b/extensions/phal/dump_utils.cpp
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@
         auto response = bus.call(method);
 
         // reply will be type dbus::ObjectPath
-        sdbusplus::message::object_path reply;
-        response.read(reply);
+        auto reply = response.unpack<sdbusplus::message::object_path>();
 
         // monitor dump progress
         monitorDump(reply, dumpParameters.timeout);