diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
index 1be5953..3abdc74 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 namespace pv = openpower::pels::pel_values;
 
 using PELFunc = std::function<void(const PEL&)>;
-message::Registry registry(getMessageRegistryPath() / message::registryFileName,
+message::Registry registry(getPELReadOnlyDataPath() / message::registryFileName,
                            false);
 namespace service
 {