diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/event_logger.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/event_logger.hpp
index b4df0d4..9c520e6 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/event_logger.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/event_logger.hpp
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@
     /**
      * @brief Constructor
      *
-     * @param[in] event - The sd_event object
      * @param[in] creator - The function to use to create the event log
      */
-    EventLogger(sd_event* event, LogFunction creator) :
-        _event(event), _creator(creator)
+    EventLogger(LogFunction creator) :
+        _event(sdeventplus::Event::get_default()), _creator(creator)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index a0c0929..fb0efb3 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -324,10 +324,11 @@
 
 void Manager::scheduleFDClose(int fd)
 {
+    sdeventplus::Event event = sdeventplus::Event::get_default();
+
     _fdCloserEventSource = std::make_unique<sdeventplus::source::Defer>(
-        _logManager.getBus().get_event(),
-        std::bind(std::mem_fn(&Manager::closeFD), this, fd,
-                  std::placeholders::_1));
+        event, std::bind(std::mem_fn(&Manager::closeFD), this, fd,
+                         std::placeholders::_1));
 }
 
 void Manager::closeFD(int fd, sdeventplus::source::EventBase& source)
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
index d25afbd..1aa15ed 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
             std::unique_ptr<DataInterfaceBase> dataIface,
             EventLogger::LogFunction creatorFunc) :
         PELInterface(logManager.getBus(), OBJ_LOGGING),
-        _logManager(logManager),
-        _eventLogger(logManager.getBus().get_event(), std::move(creatorFunc)),
+        _logManager(logManager), _eventLogger(std::move(creatorFunc)),
         _repo(getPELRepoPath()),
         _registry(getMessageRegistryPath() / message::registryFileName),
         _dataIface(std::move(dataIface))
diff --git a/test/openpower-pels/event_logger_test.cpp b/test/openpower-pels/event_logger_test.cpp
index 1a4d8fc..bf30169 100644
--- a/test/openpower-pels/event_logger_test.cpp
+++ b/test/openpower-pels/event_logger_test.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@
 
     CreateHelper ch;
 
-    EventLogger eventLogger(
-        sdEvent, std::bind(std::mem_fn(&CreateHelper::create), &ch,
-                           std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2,
-                           std::placeholders::_3));
+    EventLogger eventLogger(std::bind(
+        std::mem_fn(&CreateHelper::create), &ch, std::placeholders::_1,
+        std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3));
 
     ch._eventLogger = &eventLogger;