diff --git a/include/fru_utils.hpp b/include/fru_utils.hpp
index 64765b0..e2c6a54 100644
--- a/include/fru_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/fru_utils.hpp
@@ -222,3 +222,5 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t>& device,
     boost::container::flat_map<std::string, std::string>& formattedFRU,
     uint32_t bus, uint32_t address, size_t& unknownBusObjectCount);
+
+bool getFruData(std::vector<uint8_t>& fruData, uint32_t bus, uint32_t address);
diff --git a/src/fru_device.cpp b/src/fru_device.cpp
index 26ac516..1263c02 100644
--- a/src/fru_device.cpp
+++ b/src/fru_device.cpp
@@ -1033,19 +1033,10 @@
     }
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> fruData;
-    try
-    {
-        fruData = getFRUInfo(static_cast<uint16_t>(bus),
-                             static_cast<uint8_t>(address));
-    }
-    catch (const std::invalid_argument& e)
-    {
-        std::cerr << "Failure getting FRU Info" << e.what() << "\n";
-        return false;
-    }
 
-    if (fruData.empty())
+    if (!getFruData(fruData, bus, address))
     {
+        std::cerr << "Failure getting FRU Data \n";
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/fru_utils.cpp b/src/fru_utils.cpp
index bcc1180..b168705 100644
--- a/src/fru_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/fru_utils.cpp
@@ -1034,3 +1034,19 @@
     }
     return productName;
 }
+
+bool getFruData(std::vector<uint8_t>& fruData, uint32_t bus, uint32_t address)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        fruData = getFRUInfo(static_cast<uint16_t>(bus),
+                             static_cast<uint8_t>(address));
+    }
+    catch (const std::invalid_argument& e)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Failure getting FRU Info" << e.what() << "\n";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return !fruData.empty();
+}