diff --git a/control/json_parser.cpp b/control/json_parser.cpp
index c43d961..9cd4f6f 100644
--- a/control/json_parser.cpp
+++ b/control/json_parser.cpp
@@ -29,4 +29,11 @@
     return zoneGrps;
 }
 
+const unsigned int getPowerOnDelay(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus)
+{
+    auto powerOnDelay = 0;
+
+    return powerOnDelay;
+}
+
 } // namespace phosphor::fan::control
diff --git a/control/json_parser.hpp b/control/json_parser.hpp
index 42a89a6..4b4801b 100644
--- a/control/json_parser.hpp
+++ b/control/json_parser.hpp
@@ -34,4 +34,15 @@
  */
 const std::vector<ZoneGroup> getZoneGroups(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the delay(in seconds) to allow the fans to ramp up to the defined
+ * power on speed
+ *
+ * @param[in] bus - The dbus bus object
+ *
+ * @return Time to delay in seconds
+ *     Amount of time to delay in seconds after a power on
+ */
+const unsigned int getPowerOnDelay(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
+
 } // namespace phosphor::fan::control
diff --git a/control/manager.cpp b/control/manager.cpp
index 9213fd7..ff8afef 100644
--- a/control/manager.cpp
+++ b/control/manager.cpp
@@ -135,13 +135,16 @@
     {
         z.second->setFullSpeed();
     }
-#ifndef CONTROL_USE_JSON
+#ifdef CONTROL_USE_JSON
+    auto delay = getPowerOnDelay(_bus);
+#else
     auto delay = _powerOnDelay;
+#endif
     while (delay > 0)
     {
         delay = sleep(delay);
     }
-#endif
+
     util::SDBusPlus::callMethod(_bus, SYSTEMD_SERVICE, SYSTEMD_OBJ_PATH,
                                 SYSTEMD_INTERFACE, "StartUnit",
                                 FAN_CONTROL_READY_TARGET, "replace");