diff --git a/host-bmc/host_pdr_handler.hpp b/host-bmc/host_pdr_handler.hpp
index 0755a25..bc08c2d 100644
--- a/host-bmc/host_pdr_handler.hpp
+++ b/host-bmc/host_pdr_handler.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
         pldm_entity_association_tree* entityTree,
         pldm_entity_association_tree* bmcEntityTree,
         pldm::InstanceIdDb& instanceIdDb,
-        pldm::requester::Handler<pldm::requester::Request>* handler,
-        pldm::responder::oem_platform::Handler* oemPlatformHandler);
+        pldm::requester::Handler<pldm::requester::Request>* handler);
 
     /** @brief fetch PDRs from host firmware. See @class.
      *  @param[in] recordHandles - list of record handles pointing to host's
@@ -171,6 +170,16 @@
      */
     bool isHostUp();
 
+    /* @brief Method to set the oem platform handler in host pdr handler class
+     *
+     * @param[in] handler - oem platform handler
+     */
+    inline void
+        setOemPlatformHandler(pldm::responder::oem_platform::Handler* handler)
+    {
+        oemPlatformHandler = handler;
+    }
+
     /** @brief map that captures various terminus information **/
     TLPDRMap tlPDRInfo;
 
@@ -326,7 +335,7 @@
     std::vector<responder::pdr_utils::FruRecordDataFormat> fruRecordData;
 
     /** @OEM platform handler */
-    pldm::responder::oem_platform::Handler* oemPlatformHandler;
+    pldm::responder::oem_platform::Handler* oemPlatformHandler = nullptr;
 
     /** @brief entityID and entity name is only loaded once
      */