diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
index 06c2ef8..81ce3f8 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #ifdef SBE_FFDC_SUPPORTED
 #include <libekb.H>
-#include <libpdbg.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace openpower
@@ -75,12 +74,6 @@
                 .c_str());
     }
 
-    if (!pdbg_targets_init(NULL))
-    {
-        log<level::ERR>("pdbg_targets_init failed");
-        throw std::runtime_error("pdbg target initialization failed");
-    }
-
     if (libekb_init())
     {
         log<level::ERR>("libekb_init failed");
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
index 9e6a088..af445c3 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/sbe_ffdc_handler.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#include "sbe_ffdc_handler.hpp"
+extern "C" {
+#include <libpdbg.h>
+}
 
 #include "fapi_data_process.hpp"
 #include "pel.hpp"
+#include "sbe_ffdc_handler.hpp"
 #include "temporary_file.hpp"
 
 #include <ekb/hwpf/fapi2/include/return_code_defs.H>
@@ -158,6 +161,12 @@
     // formated FFDC data structure after FFDC packet processing
     FFDC ffdc;
 
+    if (!pdbg_targets_init(NULL))
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("pdbg_targets_init failed, skipping ffdc processing");
+        return;
+    }
+
     try
     {
         // libekb provided wrapper function to convert SBE FFDC