diff --git a/log_manager.cpp b/log_manager.cpp
index de3509d..125677e 100644
--- a/log_manager.cpp
+++ b/log_manager.cpp
@@ -707,8 +707,7 @@
                      const FFDCEntries& ffdc) -> sdbusplus::message::object_path
 {
     // Convert the map into a vector of "key=value" strings
-    std::vector<std::string> ad;
-    metadata::associations::combine(additionalData, ad);
+    auto ad = util::additional_data::combine(additionalData);
 
     return createEntry(message, severity, ad, ffdc);
 }