diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index 80687a9..3a3b6a3 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -595,10 +595,13 @@
 
 void Manager::checkPelAndQuiesce(std::unique_ptr<openpower::pels::PEL>& pel)
 {
-    if (pel->userHeader().severity() ==
-        static_cast<uint8_t>(SeverityType::nonError))
+    if ((pel->userHeader().severity() ==
+         static_cast<uint8_t>(SeverityType::nonError)) ||
+        (pel->userHeader().severity() ==
+         static_cast<uint8_t>(SeverityType::recovered)))
     {
-        log<level::DEBUG>("PEL severity informational. no quiesce needed");
+        log<level::DEBUG>(
+            "PEL severity informational or recovered. no quiesce needed");
         return;
     }
     if (!_logManager.isQuiesceOnErrorEnabled())
@@ -610,8 +613,9 @@
     // Now check if it has any type of callout
     if (pel->isCalloutPresent())
     {
-        log<level::INFO>("QuiesceOnHwError enabled, PEL severity not nonError, "
-                         "and callout is present");
+        log<level::INFO>(
+            "QuiesceOnHwError enabled, PEL severity not nonError or recovered, "
+            "and callout is present");
 
         _logManager.quiesceOnError(pel->obmcLogID());
     }
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
index 2354319..c9d05f8 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@
      * @brief Check if the input PEL should cause a quiesce of the system
      *
      * If QuiesceOnHwError is enabled within phosphor-settings and the PEL
-     * from the host has a severity which is not SeverityType::nonError then
-     * execute the quiesce and boot block logic.
+     * from the host has a severity which is not SeverityType::nonError or
+     * recovered then execute the quiesce and boot block logic.
      *
      * @param[in] pel - The PEL to check
      */