diff --git a/bmc_epoch.cpp b/bmc_epoch.cpp
index bb3872b..8ddb1ef 100644
--- a/bmc_epoch.cpp
+++ b/bmc_epoch.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@
     }
 
     auto time = microseconds(value);
-    setTime(time);
-
-    notifyBmcTimeChange(time);
+    if (setTime(time))
+    {
+        notifyBmcTimeChange(time);
+    }
 
     server::EpochTime::elapsed(value);
     return value;
diff --git a/epoch_base.cpp b/epoch_base.cpp
index dc21c67..bab5d3b 100644
--- a/epoch_base.cpp
+++ b/epoch_base.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 }
 
 using namespace std::chrono;
-void EpochBase::setTime(const microseconds& usec)
+bool EpochBase::setTime(const microseconds& usec)
 {
     auto method = bus.new_method_call(SYSTEMD_TIME_SERVICE,
                                       SYSTEMD_TIME_PATH,
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@
     auto reply = bus.call(method);
     if (reply.is_method_error())
     {
+        // TODO: When sdbus supports exception on property
+        // it can just throw exception instead of returning bool
         log<level::ERR>("Error in setting system time");
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 microseconds EpochBase::getTime() const
diff --git a/epoch_base.hpp b/epoch_base.hpp
index 778a5cd..4f23d51 100644
--- a/epoch_base.hpp
+++ b/epoch_base.hpp
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@
          * org.freedesktop.timedate1's SetTime method.
          *
          * @param[in] timeOfDayUsec - Microseconds since UTC
+         *
+         * @return true or false to indicate if it sets time successfully
          */
-        void setTime(const std::chrono::microseconds& timeOfDayUsec);
+        bool setTime(const std::chrono::microseconds& timeOfDayUsec);
 
         /** @brief Get current time
          *