diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
index decb953..34e6d70 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,13 @@
     eventClass->sensor_offset = sensorOffset;
     eventClass->event_state = eventState;
     eventClass->previous_event_state = prevEventState;
-    auto instanceId = instanceIdDb.next(mctp_eid);
+    auto instanceIdResult =
+        pldm::utils::getInstanceId(instanceIdDb.next(mctp_eid));
+    if (!instanceIdResult)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto instanceId = instanceIdResult.value();
     std::vector<uint8_t> requestMsg(
         sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr) + PLDM_PLATFORM_EVENT_MESSAGE_MIN_REQ_BYTES +
         sensorEventDataVec.size());
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/platform_oem_ibm.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/platform_oem_ibm.cpp
index 47c1e53..0663b01 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/platform_oem_ibm.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/platform_oem_ibm.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@
             "ERROR", e);
     }
 
-    auto instanceId = instanceIdDb->next(eid);
+    auto instanceIdResult = pldm::utils::getInstanceId(instanceIdDb->next(eid));
+    if (!instanceIdResult)
+    {
+        return PLDM_ERROR;
+    }
+    auto instanceId = instanceIdResult.value();
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> requestMsg(
         sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr) + sizeof(pldm_bios_attribute_update_event_req) -