diff --git a/test/vpd-manager-test/editor_test.cpp b/test/vpd-manager-test/editor_test.cpp
index f20f465..b6fcfa8 100644
--- a/test/vpd-manager-test/editor_test.cpp
+++ b/test/vpd-manager-test/editor_test.cpp
@@ -161,14 +161,13 @@
 
     try
     {
-        // All valid data
+        // All valid data, but can't update with dummy ECC code
         EditorImpl edit("VINI", "SN", std::move(vpd));
         edit.updateKeyword(dataToUodate, 0, true);
     }
     catch (const std::runtime_error& e)
     {
-        EXPECT_EQ(std::string(e.what()),
-                  std::string("Data updated successfully"));
+        EXPECT_EQ(std::string(e.what()), std::string("Ecc update failed"));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vpdecc/vpdecc.c b/vpdecc/vpdecc.c
index f7cf7eb..64e2f54 100644
--- a/vpdecc/vpdecc.c
+++ b/vpdecc/vpdecc.c
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 int vpdecc_create_ecc(const unsigned char* data, size_t data_length,
                       unsigned char* ecc, size_t* ecc_buffersize)
 {
-    int i, vRet = 0;
-
-    memset(ecc, 0, *ecc_buffersize);
+    int i, vRet = -1;
 
     return vRet;
 }