diff --git a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
index b4217c5..8551fcd 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
@@ -1242,7 +1242,12 @@
 
         baseFruInventoryPath = js["frus"][file][0]["inventoryPath"];
         // Check if we can read the VPD file based on the power state
-        if (js["frus"][file].at(0).value("powerOffOnly", false))
+        // We skip reading VPD when the power is ON in two scenarios:
+        // 1) The eeprom we are trying to read is that of the system VPD
+        // 2) The JSON tells us that the FRU EEPROM cannot be read when
+        // we are powered ON.
+        if (js["frus"][file].at(0).value("powerOffOnly", false) ||
+            (file == systemVpdFilePath))
         {
             if ("xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.PowerState.On" ==
                 getPowerState())