diff --git a/app/watchdog_service.hpp b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
index 432c7ce..e93b7f3 100644
--- a/app/watchdog_service.hpp
+++ b/app/watchdog_service.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/State/Watchdog/server.hpp>
 
+#include "utils.hpp"
+
 /** @class WatchdogService
  *  @brief Access to the running OpenBMC watchdog implementation.
  *  @details Easy accessor for servers that implement the
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
         /** @brief sdbusplus handle */
         sdbusplus::bus::bus bus;
         /** @brief The name of the mapped host watchdog service */
-        const std::string wd_service;
+        static ipmi::ServiceCache wd_service;
 
         /** @brief Sets the value of the property on the host watchdog
          *