diff --git a/power-supply/power_supply.cpp b/power-supply/power_supply.cpp
index 0a5c9cc..62067ef 100644
--- a/power-supply/power_supply.cpp
+++ b/power-supply/power_supply.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 
 void PowerSupply::getAccessType()
 {
-    using namespace phosphor::pmbus;
     using namespace phosphor::power::util;
     fruJson = loadJSONFromFile(PSU_JSON_PATH);
     if (fruJson == nullptr)
@@ -129,29 +128,7 @@
         log<level::ERR>("InternalFailure when parsing the JSON file");
         return;
     }
-
-    auto type = fruJson.at("inventoryPMBusAccessType");
-
-    if (type == "Hwmon")
-    {
-        inventoryPMBusAccessType = Type::Hwmon;
-    }
-    else if (type == "DeviceDebug")
-    {
-        inventoryPMBusAccessType = Type::DeviceDebug;
-    }
-    else if (type == "Debug")
-    {
-        inventoryPMBusAccessType = Type::Debug;
-    }
-    else if (type == "HwmonDeviceDebug")
-    {
-        inventoryPMBusAccessType = Type::HwmonDeviceDebug;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        inventoryPMBusAccessType = Type::Base;
-    }
+    inventoryPMBusAccessType = getPMBusAccessType(fruJson);
 }
 
 void PowerSupply::captureCmd(util::NamesValues& nv, const std::string& cmd,
diff --git a/power-supply/power_supply.hpp b/power-supply/power_supply.hpp
index e292ca2..550373b 100644
--- a/power-supply/power_supply.hpp
+++ b/power-supply/power_supply.hpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@
     /**
      * @brief The type of the power supply inventory pmbus access.
      */
-    phosphor::pmbus::Type inventoryPMBusAccessType;
+    phosphor::pmbus::Type inventoryPMBusAccessType =
+        phosphor::pmbus::Type::Base;
 
     /**
      * @brief The JSON from the parsed power supply FRU JSON File.