diff --git a/vpd-manager/src/backup_restore.cpp b/vpd-manager/src/backup_restore.cpp
index 61d5ba5..89d7d2a 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/src/backup_restore.cpp
+++ b/vpd-manager/src/backup_restore.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@
     std::string l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath =
         i_sysCfgJsonObj.value("backupRestoreConfigPath", "");
 
+    uint16_t l_errCode = 0;
     m_backupAndRestoreCfgJsonObj =
-        jsonUtility::getParsedJson(l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath);
+        jsonUtility::getParsedJson(l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath, l_errCode);
 
-    if (m_backupAndRestoreCfgJsonObj.empty())
+    if (l_errCode)
     {
-        throw JsonException("JSON parsing failed",
-                            l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath);
+        throw JsonException(
+            "JSON parsing failed for file [" + l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath +
+                "], error : " + vpdSpecificUtility::getErrCodeMsg(l_errCode),
+            l_backupAndRestoreCfgFilePath);
     }
 }