diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 539e217d4..a34725e4f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ console_scripts =
 teeth_agent.modes =
     standby = teeth_agent.standby:StandbyMode
     decom = teeth_agent.decom:DecomMode
+
+teeth_agent.hardware_managers =
+    base = teeth_agent.hardware:BaseHardwareManager