diff --git a/redfish-core/lib/rde.hpp b/redfish-core/lib/rde.hpp
index 2db9c69173..c8e467a93a 100644
--- a/redfish-core/lib/rde.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/lib/rde.hpp
@@ -171,7 +171,14 @@ inline nlohmann::json handleDeferredBindings(const std::string& bejJsonInput,
     bejJson = std::regex_replace(bejJson, std::regex(R"(%I(\d+))"), "$1");
     BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("RDE: BEJ JSON String Output: {}", bejJson);
 
-    return nlohmann::json::parse(bejJson);
+    nlohmann::json jsonPayload;
+    if(!bejJson.empty())
+    {
+        jsonPayload = nlohmann::json::parse(bejJson);
+        return jsonPayload;
+    }
+    else
+        return jsonPayload;
 }
 /**
  * @brief Process the TaskUpdated signal for an RDE Operation Task.
@@ -1232,12 +1239,13 @@ inline void requestRoutesRDEService(crow::App& app)
                    const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& asyncResp,
                    const std::string& systemId, const std::string& deviceId,
                    const std::string& vendorPath) {
-        std::string baseUri = "/redfish/v1/Systems/" + systemId +
-                              "/NetworkAdapters/" + deviceId;
+                std::string baseUri = "/redfish/v1/Systems/" + systemId +
+                                      "/NetworkAdapters/" + deviceId;
 
-        handleRDEServicePath(app, req, asyncResp, systemId, deviceId,
-                             vendorPath, redfish::networkSchemaName, baseUri);
-    });
+                handleRDEServicePath(app, req, asyncResp, systemId, deviceId,
+                                     vendorPath, redfish::networkSchemaName,
+                                     baseUri);
+            });
 
     BMCWEB_ROUTE(app, "/redfish/v1/Systems/<str>/NetworkAdapters/<str>")
         .privileges(redfish::privileges::getProcessor)
@@ -1245,11 +1253,11 @@ inline void requestRoutesRDEService(crow::App& app)
             [&app](const crow::Request& req,
                    const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& asyncResp,
                    const std::string& systemId, const std::string& deviceId) {
-        std::string baseUri = "/redfish/v1/Systems/" + systemId +
-                              "/NetworkAdapters/" + deviceId;
-        handleRDEServiceRoot(app, req, asyncResp, systemId, deviceId,
-                             redfish::networkSchemaName, baseUri);
-    });
+                std::string baseUri = "/redfish/v1/Systems/" + systemId +
+                                      "/NetworkAdapters/" + deviceId;
+                handleRDEServiceRoot(app, req, asyncResp, systemId, deviceId,
+                                     redfish::networkSchemaName, baseUri);
+            });
 }
 
 } // namespace redfish