diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
index d046516..d570e83 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
         varName="${variable%=*}"
         value="${variable##*=}"
         # Write only if var is not set already to the requested value
-        currentValue="$(fw_printenv -n "${varName}")"
+        currentValue="$(fw_printenv -n "${varName}" 2>/dev/null)" || true
         if [[ "${currenValue}" != "${value}" ]]; then
           fw_setenv "$varName" "$value"
           fw_setenv "$varName" "$value"