diff --git a/vpd-manager/include/utility/vpd_specific_utility.hpp b/vpd-manager/include/utility/vpd_specific_utility.hpp
index b6d1247..30a3b9a 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/include/utility/vpd_specific_utility.hpp
+++ b/vpd-manager/include/utility/vpd_specific_utility.hpp
@@ -916,24 +916,32 @@
  * @param[in] i_fruPath - EEPROM path of FRU.
  * @param[in] i_paramsToWriteData - Input details.
  * @param[in] i_sysCfgJsonObj - System config JSON.
+ * @param[out] o_errCode - To set error code in case of error.
  *
  */
 inline void updateKwdOnInheritedFrus(
     const std::string& i_fruPath,
     const types::WriteVpdParams& i_paramsToWriteData,
-    const nlohmann::json& i_sysCfgJsonObj) noexcept
+    const nlohmann::json& i_sysCfgJsonObj, uint16_t& o_errCode) noexcept
 {
     try
     {
+        if (i_fruPath.empty() || i_sysCfgJsonObj.empty())
+        {
+            o_errCode = error_code::INVALID_INPUT_PARAMETER;
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!i_sysCfgJsonObj.contains("frus"))
         {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Mandatory tag(s) missing from JSON");
+            o_errCode = error_code::INVALID_JSON;
+            return;
         }
 
         if (!i_sysCfgJsonObj["frus"].contains(i_fruPath))
         {
-            throw std::runtime_error(
-                "VPD path [" + i_fruPath + "] not found in system config JSON");
+            o_errCode = error_code::FRU_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
+            return;
         }
 
         const types::IpzData* l_ipzData =
@@ -941,7 +949,8 @@
 
         if (!l_ipzData)
         {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Unsupported VPD type");
+            o_errCode = error_code::UNSUPPORTED_VPD_TYPE;
+            return;
         }
         //  iterate through all inventory paths for given EEPROM path,
         //  except the base FRU.
@@ -977,16 +986,15 @@
             // notify PIM
             if (!dbusUtility::callPIM(move(l_objectInterfaceMap)))
             {
-                throw std::runtime_error(
-                    "Call to PIM failed for VPD file " + i_fruPath);
+                o_errCode = error_code::DBUS_FAILURE;
+                return;
             }
         }
     }
     catch (const std::exception& l_ex)
     {
-        logging::logMessage(
-            "Failed to sync keyword update to inherited FRUs of FRU [" +
-            i_fruPath + "]. Error: " + std::string(l_ex.what()));
+        o_errCode = error_code::STANDARD_EXCEPTION;
+        return;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vpd-manager/src/manager.cpp b/vpd-manager/src/manager.cpp
index ca77491..66ba094 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/src/manager.cpp
+++ b/vpd-manager/src/manager.cpp
@@ -259,8 +259,17 @@
         // update keyword in inherited FRUs
         if (l_rc != constants::FAILURE)
         {
+            l_errCode = 0;
             vpdSpecificUtility::updateKwdOnInheritedFrus(
-                l_fruPath, l_writeParams, l_sysCfgJsonObj);
+                l_fruPath, l_writeParams, l_sysCfgJsonObj, l_errCode);
+
+            if (l_errCode)
+            {
+                logging::logMessage(
+                    "Failed to update keyword on inherited FRUs for FRU [" +
+                    l_fruPath +
+                    "] , error : " + commonUtility::getErrCodeMsg(l_errCode));
+            }
         }
 
         // update common interface(s) properties
@@ -273,14 +282,14 @@
         // log VPD write success or failure
         auto l_logger = Logger::getLoggerInstance();
 
-        uint16_t l_errorCode;
+        l_errCode = 0;
         l_logger->logMessage(
             "VPD write " +
                 std::string(
                     (l_rc != constants::FAILURE) ? "successful" : "failed") +
                 " on path[" + i_vpdPath + "] : " +
                 vpdSpecificUtility::convertWriteVpdParamsToString(l_writeParams,
-                                                                  l_errorCode),
+                                                                  l_errCode),
             PlaceHolder::VPD_WRITE);
 
         return l_rc;