diff --git a/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp b/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
index 9336596..faca91e 100644
--- a/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "channel_layer.hpp"
 
 #include "channel_mgmt.hpp"
+#include "cipher_mgmt.hpp"
 
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
 Cc ipmiChannelInit()
 {
     getChannelConfigObject();
+    getCipherConfigObject(csPrivFileName, csPrivDefaultFileName);
     return ccSuccess;
 }