diff --git a/HIRS_ProvisionerTPM2/src/TPM2_Provisioner.cpp b/HIRS_ProvisionerTPM2/src/TPM2_Provisioner.cpp
index c7e90f3e..9c96428c 100644
--- a/HIRS_ProvisionerTPM2/src/TPM2_Provisioner.cpp
+++ b/HIRS_ProvisionerTPM2/src/TPM2_Provisioner.cpp
@@ -143,10 +143,16 @@ int provision() {
     RestfulClientProvisioner provisioner;
     string response = provisioner.sendIdentityClaim(identityClaim);
     hirs::pb::IdentityClaimResponse icr;
-    if (!icr.ParseFromString(response) || !icr.has_credential_blob()) {
-        cout << "----> Provisioning failed." << endl;
-        cout << "The ACA did not send make credential information." << endl;
-        return 0;
+
+    try {
+        if (response == "" || !icr.has_credential_blob()) {
+            logger.error("The ACA did not send make credential blob.");
+            cout << "----> Provisioning failed." << endl;
+            cout << "The ACA did not send make credential information." << endl;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    } catch (const google::protobuf::FatalException& e) {
+        logger.error(e.what());
     }
 
     string nonceBlob = icr.credential_blob();