diff --git a/ipmid.cpp b/ipmid.cpp
index 3d7c663..f664488 100644
--- a/ipmid.cpp
+++ b/ipmid.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <host-cmd-manager.hpp>
 #include <host-ipmid/ipmid-host-cmd.hpp>
 #include <timer.hpp>
+#include "host-ipmid/oemrouter.hpp"
 
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 namespace sdbusRule = sdbusplus::bus::match::rules;
@@ -616,6 +617,9 @@
     cmdManager = std::make_unique<phosphor::host::command::Manager>(
                             *sdbusp, events);
 
+    // Activate OemRouter.
+    oem::mutableRouter()->activate();
+
     // Register all the handlers that provider implementation to IPMI commands.
     ipmi_register_callback_handlers(HOST_IPMI_LIB_PATH);