diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/platform/base.py b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/platform/base.py
index e804b184..aed2e0f7 100755
--- a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/platform/base.py
+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/platform/base.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ class OnlPlatformBase(object):
             except ValueError, e:
                 if required:
                     raise e
+                self.add_info_dict(name, {}, klass)
         elif required:
             raise RuntimeError("A required system file (%s) is missing." % f)
 
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlp/module/src/sys.c b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlp/module/src/sys.c
index ad6fc49f..09d3f03b 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlp/module/src/sys.c
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/src/onlp/module/src/sys.c
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ onlp_sys_info_get_locked__(onlp_sys_info_t* rv)
     }
     else {
         if(onlp_sysi_onie_info_get(&rv->onie_info) != 0) {
-            return ONLP_STATUS_E_INTERNAL;
+            memset(&rv->onie_info, 0, sizeof(rv->onie_info));
+            list_init(&rv->onie_info.vx_list);
         }
     }