diff --git a/src/monitor.cpp b/src/monitor.cpp
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+#include "monitor.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace dbus
+{
+namespace monitoring
+{
+
+Monitor::Monitor(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus) :
+    bus(bus)
+{
+
+}
+
+} // namespace monitoring
+} // namespace dbus
+} // namespace phosphor