diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index 1c9bc47..15d53fc 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 static const std::string selLogFilename = "ipmi_sel";
 
 template <typename... T>
-static void
+static uint16_t
     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,