diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
index 61fb257..1be5953 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 namespace pv = openpower::pels::pel_values;
 
 using PELFunc = std::function<void(const PEL&)>;
-message::Registry registry(getMessageRegistryPath() /
-                           message::registryFileName);
+message::Registry registry(getMessageRegistryPath() / message::registryFileName,
+                           false);
 namespace service
 {
 constexpr auto logging = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging";