diff --git a/ibm_vpd_utils.cpp b/ibm_vpd_utils.cpp
index b135d5e..ef9f058 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_utils.cpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_utils.cpp
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
     {
-        throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Error in invoking D-Bus logging create interface to register PEL");
+        std::cerr << "Dbus call to phosphor-logging Create failed. Reason:"
+                  << e.what();
     }
 }