diff --git a/http/http_server.hpp b/http/http_server.hpp
index 206a0d1..6088ca1 100644
--- a/http/http_server.hpp
+++ b/http/http_server.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <future>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -96,9 +97,19 @@
         fs::path certFile = certPath / "server.pem";
         BMCWEB_LOG_INFO("Building SSL Context file={}", certFile.string());
         std::string sslPemFile(certFile);
-        ensuressl::ensureOpensslKeyPresentAndValid(sslPemFile);
+        std::string cert =
+            ensuressl::ensureOpensslKeyPresentAndValid(sslPemFile);
+        if (cert.empty())
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load string");
+        }
         std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ssl::context> sslContext =
-            ensuressl::getSslContext(sslPemFile);
+            ensuressl::getSslContext(cert);
+        if (sslContext == nullptr)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to load certificate");
+        }
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Replaced certificate");
         adaptorCtx = sslContext;
         handler->ssl(std::move(sslContext));
     }