diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index aa9d8d6..28214e3 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 static constexpr size_t selEvtDataMaxSize = 3;
 static constexpr size_t selOemDataMaxSize = 13;
 
-static uint16_t selAddSystemRecord(const std::string &message,
-                                   const std::string &path,
-                                   const std::vector<uint8_t> &selData,
-                                   const bool &assert,
-                                   const uint16_t &genId = selBMCGenID);
+template <typename... T>
+static uint16_t
+    selAddSystemRecord(const std::string &message, const std::string &path,
+                       const std::vector<uint8_t> &selData, const bool &assert,
+                       const uint16_t &genId, T &&... metadata);
diff --git a/include/threshold_event_monitor.hpp b/include/threshold_event_monitor.hpp
index de3a867..0b75114 100644
--- a/include/threshold_event_monitor.hpp
+++ b/include/threshold_event_monitor.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
                                " Threshold=" + std::to_string(thresholdVal));
 
         selAddSystemRecord(journalMsg, std::string(msg.get_path()), eventData,
-                           assert);
+                           assert, selBMCGenID);
     };
     sdbusplus::bus::match::match thresholdEventMatcher(
         static_cast<sdbusplus::bus::bus &>(*conn),