diff --git a/user_channel/channel_layer.hpp b/user_channel/channel_layer.hpp
index 4c931df..fa15378 100644
--- a/user_channel/channel_layer.hpp
+++ b/user_channel/channel_layer.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 {
 
 static constexpr uint8_t maxIpmiChannels = 16;
+static constexpr uint8_t selfChNum = 0xE;
 
 // IPMI return codes specific to channel
 enum ipmi_channel_return_codes