diff --git a/oem/ibm/requester/dbus_to_file_handler.cpp b/oem/ibm/requester/dbus_to_file_handler.cpp
index 6ca2975..8bc25af 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/requester/dbus_to_file_handler.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/requester/dbus_to_file_handler.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@
             "xyz.openbmc_project.bmc.pldm.InternalFailure");
         return;
     }
-    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_NEW_FILE_REQ_BYTES);
     auto request = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(requestMsg.data());
@@ -252,7 +258,13 @@
             "xyz.openbmc_project.bmc.pldm.InternalFailure");
         return;
     }
-    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_NEW_FILE_REQ_BYTES);
     auto request = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(requestMsg.data());