diff --git a/src/templates/journal.mako.cpp b/src/templates/journal.mako.cpp
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+std::make_unique<Journal<${c.datatype}, phosphor::logging::level::${c.severity}>>(
+${indent(1)}"${c.message}",
+${indent(1)}ConfigPropertyIndicies::get()[${c.instances}])\