diff --git a/meta-fii/meta-kudo/recipes-kudo/kudo-fw-utility/kudo-fw/kudo-fw.sh b/meta-fii/meta-kudo/recipes-kudo/kudo-fw-utility/kudo-fw/kudo-fw.sh
index 58a2826..a63c3e6 100644
--- a/meta-fii/meta-kudo/recipes-kudo/kudo-fw-utility/kudo-fw/kudo-fw.sh
+++ b/meta-fii/meta-kudo/recipes-kudo/kudo-fw-utility/kudo-fw/kudo-fw.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
   fi
   echo "Flashing BIOS @/dev/$BIOS_MTD"
   flashcp -v $1 /dev/$BIOS_MTD
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "Flashing the bios failed " >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   wait
 
   # switch the SPI mux from BMC to Host
@@ -36,23 +40,38 @@
   fi
   i2cset -y -f -a 13 0x76 0x10 0x00
 
+  # Disable LPI mode NV_SI_CPU_LPI_FREQ_DISABLE.
+  # Moved to before SCP as fwscp function returns 0 on success
+  nvparm -s 0x1 -o 0x114090
+  # TODO: Disabled toggling of SMPro heartbeat (require CPLD v 1.12.0.0+)
+  # nvparm -s 0x1 -o 0x5F0638
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "Setting default nvparms failed " >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
   if [[ $(find ${1} -type f -size +17156k 2>/dev/null) ]]; then
     echo "Extracting the SCP from the image"
     dd if=$1 bs=1024 skip=17156 count=256 of=/run/initramfs/myscp.img
     fwscp /run/initramfs/myscp.img
   fi
-  # Disable LPI mode NV_SI_CPU_LPI_FREQ_DISABLE.
-  nvparm -s 0x1 -o 0x114090
+
   rm -f $1
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function fwbmccpld() {
   # BMC_JTAG_MUX_1 #218 0:BMC 1:MB
   set_gpio_ctrl 218 out 0
   loadsvf -d /dev/jtag0 -s $1 -m 0
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "BMC CPLD update failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   wait
   set_gpio_ctrl 218 out 1
   rm -f $1
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function fwmbcpld() {
@@ -61,8 +80,13 @@
   set_gpio_ctrl 218 out 1
   set_gpio_ctrl 164 out 1
   loadsvf -d /dev/jtag0 -s $1 -m 0
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "Mobo CPLD update failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   wait
   rm -f $1
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function fwscp() {
@@ -72,10 +96,15 @@
   set_gpio_ctrl 85 out 0
   I2C_BUS_DEV=$(ls -l $devpath/"13-0077/" | grep channel-0 | awk '{ print $11}' | cut -c 8-)
   ampere_eeprom_prog -b $I2C_BUS_DEV -s 0x50 -p -f $1
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "SCP eeprom update failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   wait
   set_gpio_ctrl 85 out 1
   set_gpio_ctrl 168 out 1
   rm -f $1
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function fwscpback() {
@@ -85,10 +114,15 @@
   set_gpio_ctrl 85 out 0
   I2C_BUS_DEV=$(ls -l $devpath/"13-0077/" | grep channel-0 | awk '{ print $11}' | cut -c 8-)
   ampere_eeprom_prog -b $I2C_BUS_DEV -s 0x50 -p -f $1
+  if [ $? -ne  0 ]; then
+    echo "SCP BACKUP eeprom update failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
   wait
   set_gpio_ctrl 85 out 1
   set_gpio_ctrl 168 out 1
   rm -f $1
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function fwmb_pwr_seq(){
@@ -116,6 +150,23 @@
   exit 0
 }
 
+if [[ ! $(which flashcp) ]]; then
+    echo "flashcp utility not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ ! $(which ampere_eeprom_prog) ]]; then
+    echo "ampere_eeprom_prog utility not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ ! $(which loadsvf) ]]; then
+    echo "loadsvf utility not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ ! -e /dev/jtag0 ]]; then
+    echo "Jtag device driver not functional"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 case $1 in
   bios)
     fwbios $2