diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0b76d38..b2e4ed9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 			  ipmi.cpp
 
 libflashcmds_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
+                          $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
                           $(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
                           $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
                           -version-info 0:0:0 -shared
 libflashcmds_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) \
+                           $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
                            $(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS) \
                            $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/flash-ipmi.cpp b/flash-ipmi.cpp
index e4fafc7..6c75835 100644
--- a/flash-ipmi.cpp
+++ b/flash-ipmi.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+
+/* systemd service to kick start a service. */
+static constexpr auto systemdService = "org.freedesktop.systemd1";
+static constexpr auto systemdRoot = "/org/freedesktop/systemd1";
+static constexpr auto systemdInterface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager";
+static constexpr auto verifyTarget = "verify_image.service";
 
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 
@@ -188,7 +195,15 @@
 
 bool FlashUpdate::startDataVerification()
 {
-    /* TODO: implement. */
+    /* TODO: Look for injection point to test this. */
+    auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
+
+    auto method = bus.new_method_call(systemdService, systemdRoot,
+                                      systemdInterface, "StartUnit");
+    method.append(verifyTarget);
+    method.append("replace");
+    bus.call_noreply(method);
+
     return false;
 }