diff --git a/pldmd/pldmd.cpp b/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
index 637ed63..cdb20b7 100644
--- a/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
+++ b/pldmd/pldmd.cpp
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@
     std::unique_ptr<platform_mc::Manager> platformManager =
         std::make_unique<platform_mc::Manager>(event, reqHandler, instanceIdDb);
 
-    std::unique_ptr<pldm::host_effecters::HostEffecterParser>
-        hostEffecterParser =
-            std::make_unique<pldm::host_effecters::HostEffecterParser>(
-                &instanceIdDb, pldmTransport.getEventSource(), pdrRepo.get(),
-                &dbusHandler, HOST_JSONS_DIR, &reqHandler,
-                platformManager.get());
 #ifdef LIBPLDMRESPONDER
     using namespace pldm::state_sensor;
     dbus_api::Host dbusImplHost(bus, "/xyz/openbmc_project/pldm");
@@ -256,6 +250,13 @@
 
     if (hostEID)
     {
+        std::unique_ptr<pldm::host_effecters::HostEffecterParser>
+            hostEffecterParser =
+                std::make_unique<pldm::host_effecters::HostEffecterParser>(
+                    &instanceIdDb, pldmTransport.getEventSource(),
+                    pdrRepo.get(), &dbusHandler, HOST_JSONS_DIR, &reqHandler,
+                    platformManager.get());
+
         hostPDRHandler = std::make_shared<HostPDRHandler>(
             pldmTransport.getEventSource(), hostEID, event, pdrRepo.get(),
             EVENTS_JSONS_DIR, entityTree.get(), bmcEntityTree.get(),