diff --git a/manager/group.cpp b/manager/group.cpp
index d728f2b..c9ad161 100644
--- a/manager/group.cpp
+++ b/manager/group.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
     auto result = manager.setGroupState(path, value, ledsAssert, ledsDeAssert);
 
     // Store asserted state
-    serialize.storeGroups(path, result);
+    if (serializePtr)
+    {
+        serializePtr->storeGroups(path, result);
+    }
 
     // If something does not go right here, then there should be an sdbusplus
     // exception thrown.