diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index cad8ffd..95760cb 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,20 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool waitBmcReady(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, std::chrono::seconds timeout)
+{
+    while (timeout.count() != 0)
+    {
+        timeout--;
+        if (isBmcReady(bus))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace manager
 } // namespace state