diff --git a/occ_ffdc.cpp b/occ_ffdc.cpp
index bb55ce8..0dc8d3c 100644
--- a/occ_ffdc.cpp
+++ b/occ_ffdc.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@
     additionalData.emplace("_PID", std::to_string(getpid()));
     additionalData.emplace("SBE_ERR_MSG", msg);
 
-    std::string service =
-        utils::getService(loggingObjectPath, loggingInterface);
     auto& bus = utils::getBus();
 
     try
     {
+        std::string service =
+            utils::getService(loggingObjectPath, loggingInterface);
         auto method =
             bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), loggingObjectPath,
                                 loggingInterface, "CreatePELWithFFDCFiles");
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
 
     lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
+    if (!total)
+    {
+        // no error
+        return;
+    }
+
     uint32_t src6 = instance << 16;
     src6 |= *(data.get() + 2) << 8;
     src6 |= *(data.get() + 3);