diff --git a/softoff/main.cpp b/softoff/main.cpp
index e5f61d2..cfbbcd2 100644
--- a/softoff/main.cpp
+++ b/softoff/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "common/instance_id.hpp"
 #include "common/utils.hpp"
 #include "softoff.hpp"
 
@@ -13,10 +14,13 @@
     // Get a handle to system D-Bus.
     auto& bus = pldm::utils::DBusHandler::getBus();
 
+    // Obtain the instance database
+    pldm::InstanceIdDb instanceIdDb;
+
     // Attach the bus to sd_event to service user requests
     bus.attach_event(event.get(), SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
 
-    pldm::SoftPowerOff softPower(bus, event.get());
+    pldm::SoftPowerOff softPower(bus, event.get(), instanceIdDb);
 
     if (softPower.isError())
     {
diff --git a/softoff/softoff.cpp b/softoff/softoff.cpp
index 78a59ed..6f24991 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.cpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@
 constexpr pldm::pdr::TerminusID TID = 0; // TID will be implemented later.
 namespace sdbusRule = sdbusplus::bus::match::rules;
 
-SoftPowerOff::SoftPowerOff(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, sd_event* event) :
-    bus(bus), timer(event)
+SoftPowerOff::SoftPowerOff(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, sd_event* event,
+                           pldm::InstanceIdDb& instanceIdDb) :
+    bus(bus),
+    timer(event), instanceIdDb(instanceIdDb)
 {
     getHostState();
     if (hasError || completed)
@@ -306,7 +308,6 @@
     auto request = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(requestMsg.data());
     set_effecter_state_field stateField{
         PLDM_REQUEST_SET, PLDM_SW_TERM_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_REQUESTED};
-    pldm::InstanceIdDb instanceIdDb;
     instanceID = instanceIdDb.next(pldmTID);
     auto rc = encode_set_state_effecter_states_req(
         instanceID, effecterID, effecterCount, &stateField, request);
diff --git a/softoff/softoff.hpp b/softoff/softoff.hpp
index 2bf3968..edec74e 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.hpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "common/instance_id.hpp"
 #include "common/transport.hpp"
 #include "common/types.hpp"
 
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@
      *
      *  @param[in] bus       - system D-Bus handler
      *  @param[in] event     - sd_event handler
+     *  @param[in] instanceDb - pldm instance database
      */
-    SoftPowerOff(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, sd_event* event);
+    SoftPowerOff(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, sd_event* event,
+                 InstanceIdDb& instanceIdDb);
 
     /** @brief Is the pldm-softpoweroff has error.
      * if hasError is true, that means the pldm-softpoweroff failed to
@@ -142,6 +145,10 @@
      * to BMC's pldmd, and the pldmd will emit the StateSensorEvent signal.
      **/
     std::unique_ptr<sdbusplus::bus::match_t> pldmEventSignal;
+
+    /** @brief Reference to the instance database
+     */
+    InstanceIdDb& instanceIdDb;
 };
 
 } // namespace pldm