diff --git a/vpd-tool/include/tool_constants.hpp b/vpd-tool/include/tool_constants.hpp
index 3201755..b813933 100644
--- a/vpd-tool/include/tool_constants.hpp
+++ b/vpd-tool/include/tool_constants.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "xyz.openbmc_project.BIOSConfig.Manager";
 
 constexpr auto KwdIM = "IM";
+constexpr auto badVpdPath = "/var/lib/vpd/dumps";
 
 // Valid IM values list.
 static std::vector<std::string> validImValues{