diff --git a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
index 6500358..b04e291 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
     {
         // Ignore any error
         std::cerr << "Failed to get BMC state: " << e.what() << "\n";
+        // Since we failed set to not ready state
+        bmcState = "xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.BMCState.NotReady";
     }
     return bmcState;
 }