diff --git a/inputdevicehandler/src/distributed_input_handler.cpp b/inputdevicehandler/src/distributed_input_handler.cpp
index 69724635a820448799650fe729ecc052ce46a5f1..ab3da20a2097a3ff01f71f76b80c501f68162e18 100644
--- a/inputdevicehandler/src/distributed_input_handler.cpp
+++ b/inputdevicehandler/src/distributed_input_handler.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void DistributedInputHandler::NotifyHardWare(int iCnt)
             if (this->m_listener != nullptr) {
                 std::string hdInfo;
                 StructTransJson(mEventBuffer[iCnt].deviceInfo, hdInfo);
-                this->m_listener->PluginHardware(mEventBuffer[iCnt].deviceInfo.descriptor, hdInfo);
+                std::string subtype = "input";
+                this->m_listener->PluginHardware(mEventBuffer[iCnt].deviceInfo.descriptor, hdInfo, subtype);
             }
             break;
         case DeviceType::DEVICE_REMOVED: