diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index 3d2e13c..1c9bc47 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 template <typename... T>
 static void
-    selAddSystemRecord(const std::string& message, const std::string& path,
+    selAddSystemRecord(std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> conn,
+                       const std::string& message, const std::string& path,
                        const std::vector<uint8_t>& selData, const bool& assert,
                        const uint16_t& genId, T&&... metadata);