diff --git a/host-bmc/test/entitymap_test.json b/host-bmc/test/entitymap_test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dc08f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host-bmc/test/entitymap_test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "Description": {
+        "_comment": [
+            "This file serves as a crucial tool for testing JSON parsing capabilities, facilitating the population of the Entitymap by harnessing its data."
+        ]
+    },
+    "EntityTypeToDbusStringMap": {
+        "45": "chassis",
+        "60": "io_board",
+        "63": "system_management_module",
+        "64": "motherboard",
+        "67": "dcm",
+        "80": "io_module",
+        "135": "cpu",
+        "190": "socket",
+        "32813": "system",
+        "32903": "core"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/host-bmc/test/meson.build b/host-bmc/test/meson.build
index 66d75b7..fd3e8c9 100644
--- a/host-bmc/test/meson.build
+++ b/host-bmc/test/meson.build
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 test_sources = [
   '../../common/utils.cpp',
+  '../utils.cpp',
   '../custom_dbus.cpp',
   '../utils.cpp'
 ]
diff --git a/host-bmc/test/utils_test.cpp b/host-bmc/test/utils_test.cpp
index 701f4cb..373274f 100644
--- a/host-bmc/test/utils_test.cpp
+++ b/host-bmc/test/utils_test.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "../utils.hpp"
+#include "common/utils.hpp"
 
 #include <libpldm/pdr.h>
 
@@ -9,6 +10,13 @@
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 using namespace pldm;
 using namespace pldm::utils;
+using namespace pldm::hostbmc::utils;
+
+TEST(EntityAssociation, parseEntityMap)
+{
+    EntityMaps entityMaps = parseEntityMap("./entitymap_test.json");
+    EXPECT_EQ(entityMaps.size(), 10);
+}
 
 TEST(EntityAssociation, addObjectPathEntityAssociations1)
 {
@@ -80,8 +88,8 @@
          l5b}};
 
     ObjectPathMaps objPathMap;
-    pldm::hostbmc::utils::updateEntityAssociation(entityAssociations, tree,
-                                                  objPathMap);
+    EntityMaps entityMaps = parseEntityMap("./entitymap_test.json");
+    updateEntityAssociation(entityAssociations, tree, objPathMap, entityMaps);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(objPathMap.size(), retObjectMaps.size());