diff --git a/vpd-manager/include/error_codes.hpp b/vpd-manager/include/error_codes.hpp
index 0665709..e404cf5 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/include/error_codes.hpp
+++ b/vpd-manager/include/error_codes.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     ERROR_PROCESSING_SYSTEM_CMD,
     STANDARD_EXCEPTION,
     DBUS_FAILURE,
+    POPEN_FAILED,
 
     // VPD specific errors
     UNSUPPORTED_VPD_TYPE,
@@ -84,5 +85,6 @@
      "Failed to detect location code type"},
     {error_code::DBUS_FAILURE, "Dbus call failed"},
     {error_code::RECEIVED_INVALID_KWD_TYPE_FROM_DBUS,
-     "Received invalid keyword data type from DBus."}};
+     "Received invalid keyword data type from DBus."},
+    {error_code::POPEN_FAILED, "popen failed"}};
 } // namespace vpd