diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index de69285..5fca7ce 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 readability-uppercase-literal-suffix'
 
 WarningsAsErrors: '*'
-HeaderFilterRegex: '.*'
+HeaderFilterRegex: '.*.hpp'
 
 CheckOptions:
   - { key: readability-identifier-naming.ClassCase,     value: CamelCase  }
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 93a4960..073fe7a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 conf_data = configuration_data()
 conf_data.set('DEFAULT_TIME_MODE', get_option('default_time_mode'))
+conf_data.set_quoted('DEFAULT_TIME_SYNC_OBJECT_PATH', get_option('default_time_sync_object_path'))
 
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf_data)
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 92d1f11..d4b7fa6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@
           choices: ['Mode::Manual', 'Mode::NTP'],
           value : 'Mode::Manual',
           description : 'The default time mode')
+
+option(
+    'default_time_sync_object_path',
+    type: 'string',
+    value: '/xyz/openbmc_project/time/sync_method',
+    description: 'Default object path for time sync setting'
+)
diff --git a/settings.hpp b/settings.hpp
index b7e18bf..a61cae7 100644
--- a/settings.hpp
+++ b/settings.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
     ~Objects() = default;
 
     /** @brief time sync method settings object */
-    Path timeSyncMethod;
+    Path timeSyncMethod = DEFAULT_TIME_SYNC_OBJECT_PATH;
 };
 
 } // namespace settings