diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_%.bbappend
index 6121395..325d8bf 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_%.bbappend
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Copies config file having arguments for led-set-all-groups-asserted.sh
 SYSTEMD_ENVIRONMENT_FILE_${PN}-ledmanager_append_rainier +="obmc/led/set-all/groups/config"
 
+# Use the JSON configuration file at runtime than the static led.yaml
+PACKAGECONFIG_append_rainier = " use-json"
+
 pkg_postinst_${PN}-ledmanager_rainier () {
 
     # Needed this to run as part of BMC boot
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_git.bb
index 55171db..01932d2 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager_git.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     ${PN}-faultmonitor \
 "
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
+PACKAGECONFIG[use-json] = "--enable-use-json, --disable-use-json"
+
 PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN += "${LED_MGR_PACKAGES}"
 ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"