diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
index 60e976b..57b557f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/obmc-flash-bmc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   rw="${rwmtd#mtd}"
   ubidev="/dev/ubi${rw}"
 
-  if [ "$(fw_printenv rwreset)" == "rwreset=true" ]; then
+  if [ "$(fw_printenv rwreset 2>/dev/null)" == "rwreset=true" ]; then
     ubi_remove "${name}"
     fw_setenv rwreset
   fi