diff --git a/src/ibm/hypervisor-network-mgr-src/hyp_network_manager_main.cpp b/src/ibm/hypervisor-network-mgr-src/hyp_network_manager_main.cpp
index d0d7b7d..eed841a 100644
--- a/src/ibm/hypervisor-network-mgr-src/hyp_network_manager_main.cpp
+++ b/src/ibm/hypervisor-network-mgr-src/hyp_network_manager_main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
     // Create the hypervisor eth interface objects
     manager.createIfObjects();
 
+    // Create the hypervisor system config object
+    manager.createSysConfObj();
+    const phosphor::network::SystemConfPtr& systemConfigObj =
+        manager.getSystemConf();
+    systemConfigObj->setHostName();
+
     bus.request_name(HYP_DEFAULT_NETWORK_BUSNAME);
 
     event.loop();