diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_dump.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_dump.cpp
index f23cb20..0792795 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_dump.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_dump.cpp
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@
             bus.new_method_call(DUMP_MANAGER_BUSNAME, DUMP_MANAGER_PATH,
                                 OBJECT_MANAGER_INTERFACE, "GetManagedObjects");
 
-        auto reply = bus.call(
-            method,
-            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
+        auto reply = bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
         reply.read(objects);
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
@@ -287,9 +285,7 @@
                 auto method = bus.new_method_call(
                     "xyz.openbmc_project.Dump.Manager", path.c_str(),
                     "xyz.openbmc_project.Object.Delete", "Delete");
-                bus.call(method,
-                         std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT))
-                             .count());
+                bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
             }
             catch (const std::exception& e)
             {
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_pel.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_pel.cpp
index 2d1c68a..3e33cc6 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_pel.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_pel.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@
         auto method = bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), logObjPath,
                                           logInterface, "GetPEL");
         method.append(fileHandle);
-        auto reply = bus.call(
-            method,
-            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
+        auto reply = bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
         sdbusplus::message::unix_fd fd{};
         reply.read(fd);
         auto rc = transferFileData(fd, true, offset, length, address);
@@ -141,9 +139,7 @@
         auto method = bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), logObjPath,
                                           logInterface, "GetPEL");
         method.append(fileHandle);
-        auto reply = bus.call(
-            method,
-            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
+        auto reply = bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
         sdbusplus::message::unix_fd fd{};
         reply.read(fd);
 
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_vpd.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_vpd.cpp
index 9c14c33..e136214 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_vpd.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_vpd.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                                           "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
                                           "Get");
         method.append(keywrdInterface, keywrdPropName);
-        auto reply = bus.call(method);
+        auto reply = bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
         reply.read(keywrd);
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
index b74e101..e4fed04 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,7 @@
         method.append("xyz.openbmc_project.Association", "endpoints");
         std::variant<std::vector<std::string>> paths;
 
-        auto reply = bus.call(
-            method,
-            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
+        auto reply = bus.call(method, dbusTimeout);
         reply.read(paths);
 
         runningVersion = std::get<std::vector<std::string>>(paths)[0];
@@ -181,9 +179,7 @@
                                            propIntf, "Get");
         method1.append("xyz.openbmc_project.Association", "endpoints");
 
-        auto reply1 = bus.call(
-            method1,
-            std::chrono::duration_cast<microsec>(sec(DBUS_TIMEOUT)).count());
+        auto reply1 = bus.call(method1, dbusTimeout);
         reply1.read(paths);
         for (const auto& path : std::get<std::vector<std::string>>(paths))
         {