diff --git a/src/pdr.c b/src/pdr.c
index 31e3be6..4b34196 100644
--- a/src/pdr.c
+++ b/src/pdr.c
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@
 				      uint16_t container_id,
 				      uint32_t *bmc_record_handle)
 {
+	if (!repo || !bmc_record_handle) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	uint32_t size = sizeof(struct pldm_pdr_hdr) +
 			sizeof(struct pldm_pdr_fru_record_set);
 	uint8_t data[size];