diff --git a/common/types.hpp b/common/types.hpp
index 0c7514c..6f100c5 100644
--- a/common/types.hpp
+++ b/common/types.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
 using Response = std::vector<uint8_t>;
 using Command = uint8_t;
 
+enum PelSeverity
+{
+    Notice,
+    Informational,
+    Debug,
+    Warning,
+    Critical,
+    Emergency,
+    Alert,
+    Error
+};
+
 namespace dbus
 {
 
diff --git a/common/utils.cpp b/common/utils.cpp
index 076cd5c..7e43b49 100644
--- a/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/utils.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
     return response;
 }
 
-void reportError(const char* errorMsg)
+void reportError(const char* errorMsg, const Severity& sev)
 {
     auto& bus = pldm::utils::DBusHandler::getBus();
 
@@ -457,15 +457,19 @@
         using LoggingCreate =
             sdbusplus::client::xyz::openbmc_project::logging::Create<>;
 
+        std::string severity = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Error";
+
         using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Logging::server;
-        auto severity =
-            sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Logging::server::convertForMessage(
-                sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Logging::server::Entry::Level::
-                    Error);
         auto method = bus.new_method_call(LoggingCreate::default_service,
                                           LoggingCreate::instance_path,
                                           LoggingCreate::interface, "Create");
 
+        auto itr = sevMap.find(sev);
+        if (itr != sevMap.end())
+        {
+            severity = itr->second;
+        }
+
         std::map<std::string, std::string> addlData{};
         method.append(errorMsg, severity, addlData);
         bus.call_noreply(method, dbusTimeout);
diff --git a/common/utils.hpp b/common/utils.hpp
index 5f24322..e940265 100644
--- a/common/utils.hpp
+++ b/common/utils.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@
 
 namespace pldm
 {
+using Severity = pldm::PelSeverity;
+
+// mapping of severity enum to severity interface
+static std::unordered_map<Severity, std::string> sevMap = {
+    {Severity::Informational,
+     "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Informational"},
+    {Severity::Debug, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Debug"},
+    {Severity::Notice, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Notice"},
+    {Severity::Warning, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Warning"},
+    {Severity::Critical, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Critical"},
+    {Severity::Emergency, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Emergency"},
+    {Severity::Error, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Error"},
+    {Severity::Alert, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Alert"}};
+
 namespace utils
 {
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -139,8 +153,11 @@
 /**
  *  @brief creates an error log
  *  @param[in] errorMsg - the error message
+ *  @param[in] sev - severity of the log
+ *
  */
-void reportError(const char* errorMsg);
+void reportError(const char* errorMsg,
+                 const PelSeverity& sev = pldm::PelSeverity::Error);
 
 /** @brief Convert any Decimal number to BCD
  *